First Record of Six Myxosporean Species (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) in Iraq from Gills of the Mugilid Fish Planiliza abu (Heckel, 1843) | Zendy

Kefah N. Abdul-Ameer | Zendy; Fatima Khalaf Atwan | Zendy

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First Record of Six Myxosporean Species (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) in Iraq from Gills of the Mugilid Fish Planiliza abu (Heckel, 1843)

Author(s) -

Kefah N. Abdul-Ameer,

Fatima Khalaf Atwan

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

basrah journal of agricultural sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2520-0860

pISSN - 1814-5868

DOI - 10.37077/25200860.2019.126

Subject(s) - myxosporea , gill , myxozoa , biology , myxobolus , fish <actinopterygii> , veterinary medicine , zoology , fishery , medicine

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.

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