Open AccessPrevalence and Histopathologic Study of Lernaea cyprinacea in Two Species of Ornamental Fish (Poecilia latipinna and Xiphophorus helleri) in Kerman, South-East Iran
Author(s) -
Mohammad Mirzaei
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2015.3960
Subject(s) - poecilia , xiphophorus , biology , ornamental plant , poeciliidae , parasite hosting , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , zoology , freshwater fish , myxobolus , host (biology) , aquaculture , ecology , veterinary medicine , gill , world wide web , computer science , medicine
Lernaeids are crustacean parasites that are globally distributed among freshwater and marine fish. Approximately 110 species of Lernaeids have been divided into 14 genera. The most common species of Lernaeids is Lernaea cyprinacea, which has been transmitted to ornamental fish worldwide. The economic importance of L. cyprinacea is increasing because of the epidemic caused by the parasite in most of the ornamental fish breeding centers in different parts of the world. The parasite affects its host's health, decreases growth rate, and causes abnormal metabolic activity. Accumulation of these parasites in some parts of the body causes painful points and has harmful outcomes for the functioning and survival of the host.