Helminth Parasites of the Golden Topminnow, Fundulus chrysotus (Cyprinidontiformes: Fundulidae) from Desha County, Arkansas

Authors

Chris T. McAllister, Eastern Oklahoma St. CollegeFollow
Thomas J. Fayton, Cornell UniversityFollow
Henry W. Robison, retiredFollow
Stanley E. Trauth, Arkansas State UniversityFollow
Donald G. Cloutman, retiredFollow

Keywords

Golden Topminnow, Fundulus chrysotus, Helminths, Arkansas, Digenea, Trematoda, Nematoda

Abstract

During July 2019, 21 Golden Topminnows (Fundulus chrysotus) were collected from an oxbow lake in McGehee, Desha County, Arkansas, and examined for parasites. Found were 4 taxa of endoparasites, including 3 digeneans (Clinostomum marginatum, Homalometron sp., and Posthodiplostomum minimum) and a nematode (Spiroxys contortus). We document a new host record for S. contortus and the first report of parasites in F. chrysotus from the lower Mississippi River Drainage.

Recommended Citation

McAllister, Chris T.; Fayton, Thomas J.; Robison, Henry W.; Trauth, Stanley E.; and Cloutman, Donald G. (2020) "Helminth Parasites of the Golden Topminnow, Fundulus chrysotus (Cyprinidontiformes: Fundulidae) from Desha County, Arkansas," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 74, Article 13.
DOI: 10.54119/jaas.2020.7416
Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol74/iss1/13