New technique for collecting eggs from monogenean parasites

• Published in: Experimental parasitology Vol. 134; no. 2; pp. 138 - 140
• Main Authors: Marchiori, Natalia, Tancredo, Karen, Roumbedakis, Katina, Gonçalves, Eduardo L.T., Pereira, Joaber, Martins, Maurício Laterça
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-06-2013
• Subjects: Animals; Catfishes - parasitology; Egg collection; eggs; fish; Fish Diseases - parasitology; fish farms; Fisheries; hosts; methodology; Monogenea; Ovum - ultrastructure; parasites; parasitology; Parasitology - instrumentation; Parasitology - methods; Platyhelminths - isolation & purification; Platyhelminths - physiology; Platyhelminths - ultrastructure; Specimen Handling - instrumentation; Specimen Handling - methods; Technique; Trematode Infections - parasitology; Trematode Infections - veterinary; Egg collection; Monogenea; Technique
• ISSN: 0014-4894; 1090-2449
• DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2013.02.011

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► A new method for collecting monogenean eggs is proposed. ► Use of this technique may lead to a better understanding of parasite’s biology. ► It can be used in a wide range of biological studies. ► It offers controlled environmental conditions to fish under long-term studies.
A novel and easily constructed apparatus for collecting monogenean eggs released by the parasites into the water is described and illustrated. Use of this technique may lead to a better understanding of the parasite’s biology, which, in turn, may lead to the improvement of parasite management strategies in fish farms where monogeneans are potentially harmful to their hosts. The technique is also useful for studies of eggs or free-living stages of other fish parasites.