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Histopathological changes in gills of goldfish, carassius auratus (linnaeus, 1758) infested with icthyophthirius multifiliis fouquet, 1876 from erbil aquariums
Joint Authors
Abd Allah, Shamall Muhammad Amin
al-Murjan, Karawan Salu Najm
Source
ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences
Issue
Vol. 28, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2016), pp.20-23, 4 p.
Publisher
Salahaddin University-Erbil Department of Scientific Publications
Publication Date
2016-09-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study included the identification of the histopathological effects of the ciliated protozoan, Icthyophthirius multifiliis on the gills of the goldfish Carassius auratus, collected from aquarium shop in Erbil City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Results reveal that all infested fish showed color change of the gill filaments with white spots in different diameter.
Histopathological observations reveals serious damages of primary lamella and secondary lamella include: increase in cells size (hypertrophy), increase in cells number (hyperplasia), fusion of the secondary lamella and blood congestion of the base of primary lamella.
In conclusion, the histopathological changes produced by I.
multifiliis will eventually lead to reduced surface area for effective respiration and could lead to suffocation and death.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Murjan, Karawan Salu Najm& Abd Allah, Shamall Muhammad Amin. 2016. Histopathological changes in gills of goldfish, carassius auratus (linnaeus, 1758) infested with icthyophthirius multifiliis fouquet, 1876 from erbil aquariums. ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences،Vol. 28, no. 3, pp.20-23.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Murjan, Karawan Salu Najm& Abd Allah, Shamall Muhammad Amin. Histopathological changes in gills of goldfish, carassius auratus (linnaeus, 1758) infested with icthyophthirius multifiliis fouquet, 1876 from erbil aquariums. ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences Vol. 28, no. 3 (2016), pp.20-23.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Murjan, Karawan Salu Najm& Abd Allah, Shamall Muhammad Amin. Histopathological changes in gills of goldfish, carassius auratus (linnaeus, 1758) infested with icthyophthirius multifiliis fouquet, 1876 from erbil aquariums. ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences. 2016. Vol. 28, no. 3, pp.20-23.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 23
Record ID
BIM-708766