02211naa a2200217 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400270006010000200008724501480010726000090025552015090026465000200177365000230179365000230181665000230183965300200186265300210188270000210190377300690192420799202017-11-16       2017    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 a10.1111/jai.134512DOI1 aCARVALHO, A. A.  aDiversity of parasites in Cichlasoma amazonarum Kullander, 1983 during rainy and dry seasons in eastern Amazon (Brazil).h[electronic resource]  c2017  aThis study investigated the influence of the rainy and dry seasons on the parasite communities of Cichlasoma amazonarum (Kullander, 1983) in a tributary of the Amazon River system, northern Brazil. Of 112 fish examined, 95.5% were parasitized by Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Piscinoodinium pillulare, Gussevia disparoides, Posthodiplostomum sp., Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) inopinatus, and Echinorhynchus paranensis, as well as by the Glossiphoniidae leech. Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and P. pillulare were the dominant parasite species, with I. multifiliis the most prevalent and abundant; the leech (Glossiphoniidae) was the least prevalent and least abundant. Parasites presented an aggregate dispersion pattern and seasonal variations in infestation levels, influenced by the environmental conditions in the rainy season. Variation in the parasite dynamics created overall changes in the parasite communities, characterized by greater diversity, species richness and evenness during the rainy season.However, there was a high similarity (99.8%) in the parasite community structure between the rainy and dry seasons. During the dry season the hosts had predominantly 1?3 parasite species compared to 3?4 parasites in the rainy season. Some parasites in the eastern Amazon undergo population changes relating to seasonality. These results thus indicate the correct season to apply adequate prophylactic measures to reduce negative impacts of parasites in this wild ornamental fish when captured.  afreshwater fish  aseasonal variation  aParasito de animal  aVariação sazonal  aAnimal parasite  aPeixe água doce1 aTAVARES-DIAS, M.  tJournal of Applied Ichthyologygv. 33, n. 6, p. 1178-1183, 2017.