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Ancyrocephalus polymorphus Gussev, 1955 | ||
| Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 84-88 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33762/bagrs.2012.69134 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Najim Rajab Khamees; Nadirah Kadhim Al-Salim and Assa Hnoon Kadhim | ||
| Abstract | ||
| During the period from November 2007 till April 2009, a total of 514 cyprinodontid fish, Aphanius dispar (Rüppell, 1828) were collected from Garmat Ali river and Khora canal in Basrah province. Fishes were macroscopically and microscopically examined for disease agents. Among the several parasites recorded, the occurrence of the ancyrocephalid monogenean Ancyrocephalus polymorphus was considered as the first record in fishes of Iraq. Two worms were found attached on gills of one fish. The body is small, 320 micrometer in length and 70 micrometer in width. The anterior end has two pairs of cephalic lobes and two pairs of eye spots. Holdfast organ on the posterior end of the body has seven pairs of marginal hooks and two pairs of median hooks. With the present record, number of Ancyrocephalus species now reached two in fishes of Iraq. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Monogenoidea; Ancyrocephalidae; Aphanius dispar; Ancyrocephalus polymorphus | ||
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