The first record of two species of protozoa : vorticella globularia müller, 1773 and vorticella costata (sommer, 1951)‎ from planiliza abu in the Babylon Province, Iraq

الملخص EN

During the period from November 2015 till the end of March 2016, a total of 218 fish specimens belonging to Planiliza abu from Euphrates River at Al-Hilla city and the Babil drainage network Babylon province were inspected for parasites at Laboratory at the Al-Musaib Technical College.

Two Vorticella were recorded for the first time in Iraq from skin and gills of P.

abu.

These were: Vorticella globularia Müller, 1773 and Vorticella costata (Sommer, 1951).

The description and measurement of this parasite as well as their measurements were given.