Description of rhadinorhynchus dorsoventrospinosus (acanthocephala : rhadinorhynchidae) from the red spot emperor lethrinus lentjan with new host and locality records in Saudi Arabia
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Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 43, Issue 1 (30 Apr. 2013), pp.209-214, 6 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2013-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
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Abstract EN
Adult worms of Rhadinorhynchus dorsoventrospinosus (Acanthocephala: Rhadinor-hynchidae) were collected from the small intestine of the red spot emperor Lethrinus lentjan (family Lethrinidae) from locations along the Red Sea at Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia.
Twenty three out of 70 fish specimens (32.9%) were found to be naturally infected.
The parasite was described using photo research Zeiss microscopy and a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Light microscopic studies revealed that the adult worm possessed a proboscis which was long, cylindrical with a uniform width measured 0.44±0.02 (0.38-0.46) mm in length and 0.12±0.02 (0.09-0.15) mm in width.
Proboscis hooks observed by scanning electron microscopy were large, uniform in size (14-16 rows of 26 hooks each) with a row of longer hooks at the base.
Comparison between the present described species and four species of the same genus was done, it was observed that there was only one comparable species, R.
dorsoventrospinosus resembled the present parasite in the general morphology and differed from others, so the present studied species is classified as R.
dorsoventrospinosus with new host and locality records.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Ghamidi, Ali Uthman. 2013. Description of rhadinorhynchus dorsoventrospinosus (acanthocephala : rhadinorhynchidae) from the red spot emperor lethrinus lentjan with new host and locality records in Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 43, no. 1, pp.209-214.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Ghamidi, Ali Uthman. Description of rhadinorhynchus dorsoventrospinosus (acanthocephala : rhadinorhynchidae) from the red spot emperor lethrinus lentjan with new host and locality records in Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 43, no. 1 (Apr. 2013), pp.209-214.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Ghamidi, Ali Uthman. Description of rhadinorhynchus dorsoventrospinosus (acanthocephala : rhadinorhynchidae) from the red spot emperor lethrinus lentjan with new host and locality records in Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2013. Vol. 43, no. 1, pp.209-214.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-347088
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Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 213-214
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BIM-347088