Title of article :
FIRST RECORD OF SOLOSTAMENIDES PAUCITESTICULATUSKRITSKY & ÖKTENER, 2015 (MONOGENOIDEA, MICROCOTYLIDAE) FROM GILLS OF ABU MULLET PLANILIZA ABU(HECKEL, 1843)FROM EUPHRATES RIVER OF SAMAWA CITY, SOUTHERN IRAQ
Author/Authors :
Al-Helli, Ammar M. S Department of Animal Production - College of Agriculture - University of Al-Muthanna - Al Muthanna, Iraq , Al, Atheer H Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources - College of Agriculture - Universityof Basrah - Basrah, Iraq , Resen, Amjad K Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources - College of Agriculture - Universityof Basrah - Basrah, Iraq
Abstract :
A total of 54 abu mullet Planiliza abu(Heckel, 1843) werecollected from two stations (north and south stations) along the Euphrates River near Samawa City, Al-Muthanna province and were examined during the period from October 2016 till September 2017 for parasites. Six out of 35 examined fishes from the north station (17.1%) and one out of 19 examined fishes (5.3%) from south station were infected with the microcotylid Solostamenides paucitesticulatus Kritsky & Öktener, 2015. The parasite was illustrated and described, and it is considered as a new record for the parasitic fauna of fishes of Iraq.S. iraqensisAl-Nasiri&Balbuena,2018is considereda synonymofS.paucitesticulatus.
Keywords :
Fish , Iraq , Microcotylidae , Mugilidae , Planiliza abu , Solostamenides
Journal title :
Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
