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Veterinaria México 2011
Infestación masiva por Perulernaea gamitanae (Crustacea: Cyclopoida: Lernaeidae) en juveniles de gamitana, cultivados en la Amazonia peruanaKeywords: copepods, fish parasites, gamitana, fish mortality, aquaculture. Abstract: the gamitana is a species of socio-economic importance in the peruvian amazon, often intensively produced locally for human consumption. because of this, more studies concerning parasite populations affecting this species' culture are necessary. in this study, a heavy copepod infestation of perulernaea gamitanae is reported in a managed culture of gamitana. the prevalence of infection was 100% and mortality of the fish population was complete. the average intensity and abundance of the parasite was 268.8 parasites per individual.
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