Journal Article

First parasites (Cnidaria: Myxobolidae; Trematoda:Digenea: Clinostomidae) reported from the threatened Ozark Cavefish, Troglichthys rosae (Percopsiformes:Amblyopsidae), from Arkansas, U.S.A., with a summary of the parasites of North American cavefishes

McAllister, C.T., Fenolio, D.B., Slay, M.E., and Cloutman, D.G.

Record Number:
6243
Year:
2023
Journal:
Comparative Parasitology
Pages:
73-77
Volume:
90
PMCID:
https://doi.org/10.1654/COPA-D-23-00002
Abstract:
ABSTRACT: Examination of 4 Ozark cavefish, Troglichthys rosae, collected opportunistically during February 2020 from Benton County, Arkansas, U.S.A., revealed the presence of an unknown myxozoan (Myxobolus sp.) in the gall bladder of 1 fish and encapsulated metacercariae of Clinostomum sp. (“yellow grub”) in 2 hosts. One Ozark cavefish harbored 4 metacercaria and the other a single metacercaria. This is the first report of any parasite from T. rosae, a federally threatened species. We also provide a summary of parasites reported from members of the cavefish and swampfish family, Amblyopsidae. KEY WORDS: Troglichthys rosae, Ozark cavefish, Amblyopsidae, Clinostomum, Trematoda, Digenea, Clinostomidae, Myxobolus, Arkansas.
Times Cited:
5
Relevent Species:
Amblyopsis spelaea DeKay 1842Amblyopsis hoosieri Niemiller, Prejean and Chakrabarty 2014 in Chakrabarty, Prejean and Niemiller 2014Troglichthys rosae Eigenmann 1898Typhlichthys subterraneus Girard 1859Typhlichthys eigenmanni Charlton 1933