Gastrointestinal Helminth Parasites of the fish Synodontis clarias (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from Lekki lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria
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Μορφή: | artículo original |
Κατάσταση: | Versión publicada |
Ημερομηνία έκδοσης: | 2008 |
Περιγραφή: | A total of 362 specimens of the fish Synodontis clarias were randomly selected and subjected to parasitological examination for helminth parasites. They were collected over a period of one year from Lekki lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria. The prevalence of gastrointestinal infection was 38.7%. The helminth worms found include two cestodes, Proteocephalus spp., Wenyonia acuminata, and a nematode species, Raphidascaroides. Male specimens (196) presented a higher rate of infection (37.8%) than female specimens (166) which showed a rate of 23.5%. The overall worm burden was high (678) and it was independent of fish sex and fish size. |
Χώρα: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
Ίδρυμα: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
Γλώσσα: | Inglés |
OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/5776 |
Διαθέσιμο Online: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5776 |
Access Level: | acceso abierto |
Λέξη-Κλειδί : | Synodontis clarias helmintos parásitos Proteocephalus laguna Lekki Lagos Nigeria helminth parasites |