Occurrence of Lepocreadioides orientalis Park, 1939 and Lepocreadioides sp. (Trematoda: Lepocreadiidae) from Psettodes erumei and Sillago sihama from the Iraqi Marine water

During the investigation of Psettodes erumei and Sillago sihama two different parasites were detected Lepocreadioides orientalisPark,1939and Lepocreadioides sp. Fish specimens were collected from the Arabian Gulf during the year 2013. The results indicated that these two parasites are considered as...

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Published in:International journal of marine science 2015-01, Vol.5 (15)
Main Authors: Bannai, Majid, Muhammad, Essa T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Lepocreadiidae
Marine
Psettodes erumei
Sillago sihama
Trematoda
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Summary:During the investigation of Psettodes erumei and Sillago sihama two different parasites were detected Lepocreadioides orientalisPark,1939and Lepocreadioides sp. Fish specimens were collected from the Arabian Gulf during the year 2013. The results indicated that these two parasites are considered as having new hosts viz, P. erumei and S. sihama and as new records in the Iraqi marine fishes.
ISSN:1927-6648
1927-6648
DOI:10.5376/ijms.2015.05.0015