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New species of Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832 (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) from the gills of freshwater fishes in Patagonia, Argentina

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A new parasitic copepod, Ergasilus yandemontei n. sp., is described based on 10 adult females collected from the gills of the atherinid silverside Odontesthes hatcheri (Eigenmann), in Lake Pellegrini, Neuquén Province, Patagonia, Argentina. This new copepod species is characterized by having: (i) a 2-segmented endopod on leg 1; (ii) a semi pinnate seta on the terminal segment of the exopod of leg 1; (iii) a reduced leg 5 with a single seta; (iv) aesthetascs on antennule, 1 aesthetasc on the sixth segment and 1 on the fourth segment. Ergasilus yandemontei n. sp. represents the first species described from Patagonian freshwaters. Ergasilus sieboldi var. patagonicus Szidat, 1956 described from Lake Pellegrini, should be considered a synonym of the new species described herein.

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This study was funded by the following projects: “Invasiones ocultas: Los parásitos y la introducción de peces en la cuenca del Río Negro”. CONICET. PIP 2015-2017 GI. “Parasitismo en ecosistemas patagónicos: invasiones y zoonosis. Universidad Nacional del Comahue”. UNCo B/225.

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    María Agustina Waicheim, Carlos Alejandro Rauque & Gustavo Viozzi

  2. Laboratório de Ecologia Molecular e Parasitologia Evolutiva, Departamento de Zoología, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

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All applicable institutional, national and international guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. Sampling was carried out with permission from the Provincial and Country authorities of the Neuquén and Río Negro provinces; and with the permission from the authorities of Subsecretaría de Medio Ambiente de la Municipalidad de San Carlos de Bariloche (N° 108 AP-16).

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Waicheim, M.A., Mendes Marques, T., Rauque, C.A. et al. New species of Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832 (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) from the gills of freshwater fishes in Patagonia, Argentina. Syst Parasitol 98, 131–139 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-021-09966-4

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