Melanoides tuberculata as intermediate host of Centrocestus formosanus (Nishigori, 1924) in Tunisia | Zendy

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Melanoides tuberculata as intermediate host of Centrocestus formosanus (Nishigori, 1924) in Tunisia

Author(s) -

Najet Ghouaidia,

Sabah Dhibi,

H. Hammami

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

african journal of biotechnology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1684-5315

DOI - 10.5897/ajb2014.13832

Subject(s) - biology , intermediate host , digenea , ecology , zoology , host (biology) , trematoda , helminths

Melanoides tuberculata that naturally harbored trematode larvae were collected at the irrigation system in Ain Soltan’s oasis (southwest of Tunisia), during malacological surveys conducted from January to December 2013. From 2160 specimens of M. tuberculata collected, 31 (1.4%) were infected by the cercariae of Centrocestus formosanus (Digenea: Heterophyidae). The parasite was present in snails larger than 19 mm. This is the first report of C. formosanus in M. tuberculata in Tunisia. Keywords: Centrocestus formosanus , Melanoides tuberculata , Tunisia, intermediate host. Afrian Journal of Biotechnology , Vol 13(27) 2774-2777

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