First record of six myxosporean species (Myxozoa : Myxosporea) in Iraq from gills of the Mugilid fish Planiliza abu (Heckel, 1843)
Joint Authors
Atwan, Fatimah K.
Abd al-Amir, Kafah Nasir
Source
Basrah Journal of Agrricultural Science
Issue
Vol. 32, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2019), pp.47-53, 7 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah Agriculture College
Publication Date
2019-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Sampling of Planiliza abu specimens were done from July 2015 until the end of March 2016, a total of 118 specimens were collected weekly from Tigris River near Al-Graiat region in Baghdad province.
The examination of gills of these fishes showed the occurrence of six myxosporean species which were documented for the first time in Iraq.
These included: Myxobilatus baicalensis (Dogiel, 1957), Myxobolus bizerti Bahri & Marques, 1996, M.
branchialis (Markevich, 1932), M.
chuatsi (Dogiel &Akhmerov in Akhmerov, 1960), M.
dermatobius (Ishii, 1916) and M.
niei Shul'man, 1962.
The description and measurements of these parasites were given as well as their illustrations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Amir, Kafah Nasir& Atwan, Fatimah K.. 2019. First record of six myxosporean species (Myxozoa : Myxosporea) in Iraq from gills of the Mugilid fish Planiliza abu (Heckel, 1843). Basrah Journal of Agrricultural Science،Vol. 32, no. 1, pp.47-53.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Amir, Kafah Nasir& Atwan, Fatimah K.. First record of six myxosporean species (Myxozoa : Myxosporea) in Iraq from gills of the Mugilid fish Planiliza abu (Heckel, 1843). Basrah Journal of Agrricultural Science Vol. 32, no. 1 (2019), pp.47-53.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-891716
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Amir, Kafah Nasir& Atwan, Fatimah K.. First record of six myxosporean species (Myxozoa : Myxosporea) in Iraq from gills of the Mugilid fish Planiliza abu (Heckel, 1843). Basrah Journal of Agrricultural Science. 2019. Vol. 32, no. 1, pp.47-53.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-891716
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 52-53
Record ID
BIM-891716