University of Valencia

Juan Antonio Raga Esteve (IP1)

Institution: University of Valencia
Category: Catedrático de Universidad
E-Mail: raga@uv.es

Francisco Esteban Montero Royo (IP2)

Institution: University of Valencia
Category: Associate Professor
E-Mail: Francisco.E.Montero@uv.es

Ana Pérez del Olmo

Institution: University of Valencia
Category: Associate Professor
E-Mail: ana.perez-olmo@uv.es

Aigues Repullés Albelda

Institution: University of Valencia
Category: Senior Research Doctor
E-Mail: aigues.repulles@uv.es

Mar Villar Torres

Institution: University of Valencia
Category: Junior Doctoral Researcher
E-Mail: Mar.Villar@uv.es

Eco-responsible

• Task 4.2.1. Identification of life cycles of fish parasites, vectors and reservoirs.
• Task 4.2.2. Development of experimental models for the main fish pathologies.
• Task 4.5.1 (M6-M18) Creation of the REMEDISA network.

Participant

• Task 4.1.1. Creating protocols for taking, sending, receiving, and analyzing samples.
• Task 4.1.2. Identification of new pathogens and their pathologies.
• Task 4.1.3. Design and validation of new molecular methods for diagnosing and detecting pathogens.
• Task 4.1.4. Improving diagnostic tests for parasitic diseases through use.
• Task 4.1.5. Alternative pathogen detection.
• Task 4.4.1. Development of parasitic disease control methods.
• Task 4.4.3. Evaluation of the microcidal potential of electrolyzed water.
• Task 4.6.1. Dissemination and transfer of scientific and technical knowledge and tools.
• Task 4.7.1. Training of future professionals.
• Task 4.7.2. Promoting the shared use of research resources and infrastructure.

Montero, F., Crespo, S., Padrós, F., De La Gándara, F., García, AG, & Raga, JA (2004). Effects of the gill parasite Zeuxapta seriolae (Monogenea: Heteraxinidae) on the amberjack Seriola dumerili Risso (Teleostei: Carangidae). Aquaculture support, 232(1-4), 153-163.

Repullés-Albelda et al. 2008. Speciation of Paradeontacylix spp. (Sanguinicolidae) in Seriola dumerili with descriptions of two new species of the genus Paradeontaclyx from the Mediterranean. Parasitology International, 57(3): 405-414.

Sánchez-García, N., Padrós, F., Raga, JA, & Montero, F. (2011). Comparative study of the three attachment mechanisms of diplactanid monogeneans. Aquaculture support, 318(3-4), 290-299.

Repullés-Albelda, A., Holzer, AS, Raga, JA, & Montero, F. (2012). Oncomiracidial development, survival and swimming behavior of the monogenean Sparicotyle chrysophrii (Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863). Aquaculture support, 338-341, 47-55.

Villar-Torres, M., Montero, F., Raga, JA, & Repullés-Albelda, A. (2018). Come rain or come shine: environmental effects on the infective stages of Sparicotyle chrysophrii, a key pathogen in Mediterranean aquaculture. Parasites & Vectors, 11(1)

López-Verdejo, A., Born-Torrijos, A., Raga, JA, Cánovas-Cabrera, H., & Montero, FE (2025). Validation of mollies and gilthead seabreams as new model organisms for the study of anisakids: Experimental infection and histological analysis of the infective process in sailfin molly. Aquaculture (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 599(742120), 742120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2025.742120

Kostadinova, A., Pérez-del-Olmo, A. (2024). The Systematics of the Trematoda. In: Toledo, R., Fried, B. (eds) Digenetic Trematodes. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1454. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60121-7_2

Riera-Ferrer, E., Estensoro, I., López-Gurillo, B., Del Pozo, R., Montero, FE, Sitjà-Bobadilla, A., & Palenzuela, O. (2024). Hooked on fish blood: the reliance of a gill parasite on haematophagy. Proceedings. Biological Sciences, 291(2033). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1611

Born-Torrijos, A., van Beest, GS, Merella, P., Garippa, G., Raga, JA, & Montero, FE (2023). Mapping a brain parasite: occurrence and spatial distribution in fish encephalon. International Journal for Parasitology. Parasites and Wildlife, 21, 22–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.03.004

Víllora-Montero, M., Pérez-del-Olmo, A., Valmaseda-Angulo, M., Raga, J.A., & Montero, F.E. (2023). The genus Microcotyle in Mediterranean scorpaenoids (Teleostei), including the description of Microcotyle merche n. sp. from Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809). Journal of Helminthology, 97(e25). https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x23000019

van Beest, G.S., Montero, F.E., Padrós, F., Raga, J.A., & Born-Torrijos, A. (2023). Visible Implant Elastomers in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) for experimental research: Preferred injection sites to optimize tag retention and minimize histological effects. Fisheries Research, 262(106651), 106651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106651

Villar-Torres, M., Montero, F.E., Raga, J.A., & Repullés-Albelda, A. (2023c). Diagnostic strategies for Sparicotyle chrysophrii detection based on size-variability and site-location. Aquaculture Reports, 31, 101658.

Villar-Torres, M., Montero, FE, Raga, JA, & Repullés-Albelda, A. (2023b). Effects of temperature and age on the swimming behavior of a fish parasite, Sparicotyle chrysophrii. Animal Behavior, 200, 159-166.

López-Verdejo, A., Born-Torrijos, A., Montero-Cortijo, E., Raga, J.A., Valmaseda-Angulo, M., & Montero, F. (2022). Infection process, viability and establishment of Anisakis simplex sl. L3 in farmed fish; A histopathological study in gilthead seabream. Veterinary Parasitology, 311, 109805.

A severe microsporidian disease in cultured Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (thunnus thynnus). IMA Fungus, 13(1) 

Villar-Torres, M., Montero, F., Merella, P., Garippa, G., Cherchi, S., Raga, JA, & Repullés-Albelda, A. (2022). From development to taxonomy: the case of Sciaenacotyle pancerii (Monogenea: Microcotylidae) in the Mediterranean meagre. parasitology, 149

Villar-Torres, M., Montero, F., Raga, JA, & Repullés-Albelda, A. (2023). The influence of water temperature on the life-cycle of Sparicotyle chrysophrii (Monogenea: Microcotylidae), a common parasite in gilthead seabream aquaculture. Aquaculture support, 565, 739103.