Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First record of Paradiplozoon amurensis (Monogenea: Diplozoidae) in Iraq from gills of the cyprinid fish Cyprinion macrostomum.
- Journal:
- Parassitologia
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- Al-Nasiri, F S
- Affiliation:
- Department of Biology
Abstract
A survey of gill parasites was conducted in 164 Cyprinion macrostomum (Cyprinidae) collected from the Tigris River at Tikreet city, Salah Al-Deen province, in central Iraq, in 2009-2010. The monogenean Paradiplozoon amurensis Akhmerov, 1974 (Diplozoidae) was observed in the gills of 26.2% of these fishes with a mean intensity of 2.3. This is the first report of P amurensis in Iraq. A description and morphometrics of P amurensis specimens are presented.
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