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New species of Cacatuocotyle (Monogenoidea, Dactylogyridae) parasitizing the anus and the gill lamellae of Astyanax aeneus (Pisces, Ostariophysi: Characidae) from the Rio Lacantún basin in the Biosphere Reserve of Montes Azules, Chiapas, Mexico

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As part of a biological inventory of the Rio Lacantún basin in the Biosphere Reserve of Montes Azules from Chiapas State (southeastern, Mexico), the following monogenoid ectoparasites infecting the external surface of the anal opening and the gill lamellae of the freshwater fish Astyanax aeneus (Characidae) in ten streams were found: Cacatuocotyle chajuli sp. nov. (anus), Cacatuocotyle exiguum sp. nov., and Cacatuocotyle sp. (gill lamellae). C. chajuli is differentiated from its single congener, Cacatuocotyle paranaensis (Boeger et al. Syst Parasitol 36:75–78, 1997), from the gills of Characidium lanei (Characidae) from Paraná Brazil, in having a noticeably V-shaped haptoral bar and larger hooks and anchors. C. exiguum differs from these two latter species in the size of its anchors. Illustrations and data on morphological and biometric variability of individual specimens of C. chajuli and C. exiguum from different streams are provided. The present data support the statement about three species of Astyanax, which harbor the richest monogenoidean diversity in the Neotropics with a total of 18 species reported up to now. Occurrences of species of Cacatuocotyle on different sites of infection on three distant host species [including a Neotropical cichlid (Cichlidae) species] suggest that these monogenoideans switching to new hosts can result in the availability of potential hosts within the same habitat instead of showing signs of preferential switching between closely related hosts or on their respective microhabitats.

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This study is a partial result of the project “Conservación, manejo y restauración de los ecosistemas acuáticos del río Lacantún,” which is promoted and coordinated by the Centro Interdisciplinario de Biodiversidad y Ambiente, A.C. (ceIBA, A.C.), with financing from Natura y Ecosistemas Mexicanos, A.C.

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  1. Institute of Ecología, Pesquerías y Oceanografía del Golfo de México (EPOMEX), Av. Agustín Melgar s/n, entre Juan de la Barrera y calle 20 col. Buenavista, A.P. 520, 24039, San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche, México

    Edgar F. Mendoza Franco

  2. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Laboratorio de Parasitología de Animales Silvestres, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad No. 1001, Colonia Chamilpa, 62209, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

    J. M. Caspeta-Mandujano

  3. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-153, 04510, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico

    G. Salgado-Maldonado

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Franco, E.F.M., Caspeta-Mandujano, J.M. & Salgado-Maldonado, G. New species of Cacatuocotyle (Monogenoidea, Dactylogyridae) parasitizing the anus and the gill lamellae of Astyanax aeneus (Pisces, Ostariophysi: Characidae) from the Rio Lacantún basin in the Biosphere Reserve of Montes Azules, Chiapas, Mexico. Parasitol Res 112, 199–205 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-012-3126-0

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