Parasitism by epicarid isopods on its host Latreutes fucorum (fabricius, 1798) in sargassum samples from the Mexican Caribbean
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Bopirids, Slender Sargassum shrimp, Mexican Caribbean, ParasitesAbstract
Parasitological reports in decapod crustaceans have been widely documented in different regions worldwide. However, parasitological research on pelagic shrimps remains scarce. The present work focused on evaluating the presence and prevalence of parasites that infest the shrimp Latreutes fucorum which lives associated with the pelagic macroalgae Sargassum spp. that arrive on the coasts of the Mexican Caribbean. Of a total of 8,704 L. fucorum individuals examined, 89% (n = 7,728 individuals) were parasitized by the isopod Probopyrinella latreuticola (the only parasite species found in the L. fucorum samples). Invariably, each parasitized shrimp harbored a pair of individuals of this parasite species (one female and one male). The highest prevalence of this parasite occurred in the samples from Isla Mujeres (63%), followed by Punta Nizuc (26%) and Punta Cancun (11.32%). These prevalence levels of P. latreuticola in L. fucorum were higher than those reported in previous studies in other Atlantic regions. Given the ecological importance that L. fucorum has in the Atlantic floating algae ecosystem, it is recommended to continue with parasitological studies on this species in other regions where it is distributed to monitor parasitic infestations that could have negative consequences for its populations.
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