Gill Flukes (Monogenoidea) from the Rainbow Darter, Etheostoma caeruleum (Perciformes: Percidae): New Distributional Records for Arkansas, USA
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2017
Department
Coastal Sciences, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Abstract
We collected 2 species of Monogenoidea from the gills of 9 of 29 (31%) Rainbow Darters (Etheostoma caeruleum) from Arkansas. We found Gyrodactylus etheostomae on 4 of 29 (14%) from 3 localities and Aethycteron caerulei on 7 of 29 (24%) from 4 localities. These are the first records for A. caerulei from Arkansas and the first for parasites from E. caeruleum west of the Mississippi River. Based on geographic distribution and morphological similarity, we suggest amending the following previously reported host records for G. etheostomae as follows: Etheostoma asprigene to Etheostoma exile in North Dakota and Etheostoma radiosum tentatively to Etheostoma uniporum in Arkansas.
Publication Title
Comparative Parasitology
Volume
84
Issue
2
First Page
189
Last Page
193
Recommended Citation
McAllister, C. T.,
Cloutman, D. G.,
Robison, H. W.,
Fayton, T. J.
(2017). Gill Flukes (Monogenoidea) from the Rainbow Darter, Etheostoma caeruleum (Perciformes: Percidae): New Distributional Records for Arkansas, USA. Comparative Parasitology, 84(2), 189-193.
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