Open AccessFirst Record of Apiosoma doliaris (Timofeev, 1962) Lom, 1966 (Ciliophora: Epistylidae) from Two Species of Fishes in Basrah Province, Iraq
Author(s) -
Salem Al-Daraji
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biological and applied environmental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2002-6153
DOI - 10.51304/baer.2021.5.2.315
Subject(s) - cyprinus , fishery , biology , common carp , grass carp , gill , hatchery , carp , fish <actinopterygii> , parasite hosting , zoology , world wide web , computer science
The ciliophoran parasite Apiosoma doliaris (Timofeev, 1962) Lom, 1966 was detected from the gills of fry of both grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella and common carp Cyprinus carpio during May 2018 at the ponds of Marine Science Centre Fish Hatchery, University of Basrah.. In the present study a brief description of A. doliaris was given. The occurrence of this species represents its first record in Iraq.