Short communication: Infection of Aphanius dispar (Holly, 1929) with Ligula intestinalis plerocercoids in Mehran River, Hormuzgan province, south of Iran
Aphanius dispar (Holly, 1929) (known as Mahi gour-e khari, mahi dom parchami, kopurdandandar-e balehbolband) is an euryhaline tooth-carp fish which apparently prefers brackish waters of coastal areas of Iran. It is also distributed in Cyprus, Iraq, Somalia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Djibouti. Aphanius dispar occurs in shallow water and among vegetation over sand, rock or soft detritus bottoms. Ligula intestinalis (L., 1758) is a pseudophyllidean cestode which in its plerocercoid stage infects a range of freshwater fish species, particularly members of the cyprinidae, as its second intermediate host and it has a widespread distribution throughout the northern hemisphere. However, no report is available on the occurrence of L. intestinalis from tooth-carp fish found in southern Iran. Recently, the present authors studied the infection of A. persicus in Barme-e-Shoor Spring-Stream System, Maharlu Basin, Shiraz, Iran. The present study was undertaken to investigate the possibility of A. dispar acting as an intermediate host for Ligula intestinalis from Mehran river in Mehran basin, near Bastak city, Hormuzgan Province, south of Iran.
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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| Subjects: | Biology, Ecology, Aphanius dispar, Ligula intestinalis, Plerocercoid, Mehran River, Hormuzgan province, Iran, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/37221 |
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