New record of six species of Myxozoan parasites Myxobolus in Carasobarbus luteus from Tigris River at Baghdad city, Iraq

During the period from March till the end of October 2018, a total of 60 specimens of Carasobarbus luteus (Cyprinidae) were collected from Tigris River passing through Baghdad city and examined for seeking and identify the Myxobolus infection. The results of examination revealed that these fishes w...

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Main Authors: Nahla Taleb Mansoor, Fatima Shihab Al-Nasiri, Inam Badr Falih
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Language:English
Published: Tikrit University 2020-02-01
Series:Tikrit Journal of Pure Science
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Online Access:https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/211
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description During the period from March till the end of October 2018, a total of 60 specimens of Carasobarbus luteus (Cyprinidae) were collected from Tigris River passing through Baghdad city and examined for seeking and identify the Myxobolus infection. The results of examination revealed that these fishes were infected with six species of genus Myxobolus including M. feisti (1.66%) from tissue of gills, M. gigi (1.66%) from spleen, M. impressus (3.33%) from kidney, M. musajevi (1.66%) from kidney, M. phylloides (1.66%) from kidney and M. suturalis (1.66%) from kidney. These six species were recorded in the present study for the first time in Iraq. The description and measurements of these papasites are presented.
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spelling doaj-art-e903b09233eb4188bffebb54823ed0742025-08-20T03:50:00ZengTikrit UniversityTikrit Journal of Pure Science1813-16622415-17262020-02-0125110.25130/tjps.v25i1.211New record of six species of Myxozoan parasites Myxobolus in Carasobarbus luteus from Tigris River at Baghdad city, IraqNahla Taleb MansoorFatima Shihab Al-NasiriInam Badr Falih During the period from March till the end of October 2018, a total of 60 specimens of Carasobarbus luteus (Cyprinidae) were collected from Tigris River passing through Baghdad city and examined for seeking and identify the Myxobolus infection. The results of examination revealed that these fishes were infected with six species of genus Myxobolus including M. feisti (1.66%) from tissue of gills, M. gigi (1.66%) from spleen, M. impressus (3.33%) from kidney, M. musajevi (1.66%) from kidney, M. phylloides (1.66%) from kidney and M. suturalis (1.66%) from kidney. These six species were recorded in the present study for the first time in Iraq. The description and measurements of these papasites are presented. https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/211MyxobolusCarasobarbus luteusTigris RiverBaghdadIraq
spellingShingle Nahla Taleb Mansoor
Fatima Shihab Al-Nasiri
Inam Badr Falih
New record of six species of Myxozoan parasites Myxobolus in Carasobarbus luteus from Tigris River at Baghdad city, Iraq
Tikrit Journal of Pure Science
Myxobolus
Carasobarbus luteus
Tigris River
Baghdad
Iraq
title New record of six species of Myxozoan parasites Myxobolus in Carasobarbus luteus from Tigris River at Baghdad city, Iraq
title_full New record of six species of Myxozoan parasites Myxobolus in Carasobarbus luteus from Tigris River at Baghdad city, Iraq
title_fullStr New record of six species of Myxozoan parasites Myxobolus in Carasobarbus luteus from Tigris River at Baghdad city, Iraq
title_full_unstemmed New record of six species of Myxozoan parasites Myxobolus in Carasobarbus luteus from Tigris River at Baghdad city, Iraq
title_short New record of six species of Myxozoan parasites Myxobolus in Carasobarbus luteus from Tigris River at Baghdad city, Iraq
title_sort new record of six species of myxozoan parasites myxobolus in carasobarbus luteus from tigris river at baghdad city iraq
topic Myxobolus
Carasobarbus luteus
Tigris River
Baghdad
Iraq
url https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/211
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