Author/Authors
erez, mahmut sinan afyon kocatepe university - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of parasitology, TURKEY , göksu, ahmet afyon kocatepe university - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of parasitology, TURKEY , kozan, esma afyon kocatepe university - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of parasitology, TURKEY
Title Of Article
Camallanus spp. in Aquarium Fish (Poecilia reticulata)
شماره ركورد
18378
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the species of parasites in Guppy fish (Poecilia reticulata) which was brought to Parasitology Laboratory of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University. The owner of the aquarium informed that sudden and mass deaths were observed in the aquarium and brought some of the dead fish to the laboratory for the examination. In addition to abdominal swelling in the fish, reddish parasites crawling out of the anus were also seen. Some of dead fish underwent examination for diagnostic purposes, the parasites were collected and fixed in 70% alcohol, then cleaned with glycerin and examined under a microscope. Collected parasites are described as Camallanus spp. according to related (Stromberg ve Crites, 1974). No other parasitic infection were found during the examination.
From Page
37
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Fish , Camallanus , Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) , Parasite
JournalTitle
Kocatepe Veterinary Journal
To Page
39
JournalTitle
Kocatepe Veterinary Journal
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