First record of Philometra ovata (Nematoda) infection in Gobio lozanoi in Portugal

Saraiva, A.; Hermida, M.; Costa, M. J.; Maia, Carla; Reis, A. R.; Cruz, C.; Valente, Alexandre

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1394

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Gobio lozanoi, from the River Febros northern Portugal, contained female Philometra ovata in the body cavity causing abdominal swelling. A mild chronic inflammation and some tissue necrosis were observed in infected fish. Significant correlations were found between occurrence of infection and host length, and gonado-somatic index; and between intensity of infection and condition factor.