Endohelminth fauna of teleost fishes from coasts of Şile region of the Black sea
A total of 508 fish specimens belonging to 19 species collected in the coast of Şile region of the Black sea were examined to detect the presence of endohelminths. Of this, 357 (70.27%) were found to be infected with parasites.
Aslan Çelık B., Oğuz M. C.
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The morphology of cystacanths and adults of Profilicollis altmani (Perry, 1942) Van Cleave, 1947 (Polymorphidae) were studied from the Pacific mole crab Emerita analoga (Stimpson) (Crustacea, Hippidae) and Belcher’s gull Larus belcheri (Vigors) (Aves ...
Amin Omar M. +7 more
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Helminth Diversity in Teleost Fishes from the South Orkney Islands Region, West Antarctica
Helminths of 12 fish species collected near South Orkney Islands, West Antarctica were studied. In the whole sample of 115 fish specimens, we identified one species of Monogenea, 5 species of Trematoda, 4 species of Cestoda, 5 species of Nematoda, and 7 ...
T. Kuzmina +6 more
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The genome, transcriptome, and proteome of the fish parasite Pomphorhynchus laevis (Acanthocephala)
Thorny-headed worms (Acanthocephala) are endoparasites exploiting Mandibulata (Arthropoda) and Gnathostomata (Vertebrata). Despite their world-wide occurrence and economic relevance as a pest, genome and transcriptome assemblies have not been published ...
Katharina M. Mauer +6 more
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SEM study of hooks in the Acanthocephala with emphasis on structural-functional relationships
The retractable proboscis of acanthocephalans is equipped with hooks for attachment to the intestine of the definitive host. Throughout their evolutionary history, acanthocephalans have developed a variety of ways to maximize their anchoring to host gut ...
O. M. Amin, R. A. Heckmann
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Acanthocephala Larvae parasitizing Ameiva ameiva ameiva (Linnaeus, 1758) (Squamata: Teiidae)
Knowledge concerning the taxonomy and biology of species of Acanthocephala, helminth parasites of the helminth species of the phylum Acanthocephala, parasites of lizards in Brazilian Amazonia, is still insufficient, but reports of Acanthocephala in ...
Lilian Cristina Macedo +4 more
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Genetic and morphological evidence reveals the existence of a new family, genus and species of Echinorhynchida (Acanthocephala) [PDF]
Gymnorhadinorhynchus gen. n. is proposed to accommodate its type species, G. decapteri sp. n., a parasite of the marine fish Decapterus punctatus (Cuvier), caught from the coastal waters of Brazil. Gymnorhadinorhynchus decapteri sp. n.
Braicovich, Paola Elizabeth +5 more
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Acanthocephalans are obligate parasites of vertebrates, mostly of fish. There is limited knowledge about the diversity of fish-parasitizing Acanthocephala in Austria.
S. Reier +4 more
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Additional Records of Acanthocephalan Parasites from Arkansas Fishes, with New Records from Missouri Fishes [PDF]
Over the last decade, our research consortium has provided information on acanthocephalan parasites of Arkansas vertebrates, including records from some of the state’s fishes.
Barger, Michael A. +2 more
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Arhythmorhynchus comptus (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) from shorebirds in Patagonia, Argentina, with some comments on a species of profilicollis [PDF]
Adult and immature Arhythmorhynchus comptus (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) were found parasitizing the Baird’s Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii, and the White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis (Aves: Scolopacidae), from several locations in Patagonia ...
Capasso, Sofía Carolina +1 more
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