Occurrence of Clinostomum complanatum in Aphanius dispar (Actinoptrygii: Cyprinodontidae) collected from Mehran River,Hormuzgan Province,South of Iran |
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| Authors: | Z Gholami I Mobedi HR Esmaeili EB Kia |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Geo- and Environmental Sciences, Palaeontology and Geobiology Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80333, Germany;2.Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, University of Medical Sciences, P.O.B 14155-6446, Tehran, Iran;3.Department of Biology, College of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71454, Iran |
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| Abstract: | ObjectiveTo investigate the possibility of Aphanius dispar (A.dispar) acting as intermediate host for Clinostomum complanatum (C. complanatum), from Mehran River, Hormuzgan Province of Iran.MethodsDuring a biological study of A. dispar in Mehran River, Hormuzgan Province, South of Iran, a total of 97 fish specimens were collected in 24 January 2006.Results4 specimens (4.12%) including 1 male and 3 female were found infected with C. complanatum metacercaria. These metacercaria were coiled in the epiderm on the body surface of infected fishes. The infection is known as yellow spot disease. The parasite abundance, intensity and prevalence were 0.05%, 1.25% and 4.12%, respectively. The infection was higher in females than males.ConclusionsTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on occurrence of C. complanatum metacercaria in A. dispar in Iran. |
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| Keywords: | Aphanius dispar Clinostomum complanatum Metacercaria Hormuzgan province Iran |
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