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Some ecological aspects of Monogeneans (Platyhelminthes) ectoparasites of Enteromius guirali Thominot, 1886 (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from Cesala River in Cameroon
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Journal Article
Some ecological aspects of Monogeneans (Platyhelminthes) ectoparasites of Enteromius guirali Thominot, 1886 (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from Cesala River in Cameroon
2024
Overview
Fish are exposed to various parasites such as monogeneans which are flatworms that preferentially affect the gills and skin of these hosts. This study represents the first investigation concerning the distribution of monogenean infracommunities of
Enteromius guirali
in Cameroon. A total of 100 fish were collected from Cesala River and preserved in 8% formalin solution. Parasite community consisted of
Dactylogyrus mendehei
and
D. nyongensis
. These monogenean species adopted an aggregated distribution. Their mean intensities and prevalence increased with host size. Both sides of
E. guirali
were similarly infested, and no preference for gill arches was recorded for each parasite species. Posterior hemibranch was always the most parasitized, showing the highest parasitic load. Median sector and distal filamentous zone were highly colonized by both monogenean species. This study contributes to understand that the large gill surface offered by great hosts, heterogeneity, bilateral symmetrically of the host’s gill system on one hand, and the morphology of haptoral parts and reproduction of parasites, on the other hand, are the main factors which determine the distribution of studied component community.
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,Springer Nature B.V
Subject
/ Biomedical and Life Sciences
/ Cameroon
/ Ectoparasitic Infestations - epidemiology
/ Ectoparasitic Infestations - parasitology
/ Ectoparasitic Infestations - veterinary
/ Fish
/ Fish Diseases - epidemiology
/ Fish Diseases - parasitology
/ formalin
/ Gills
/ Platyhelminths - anatomy & histology
/ Platyhelminths - classification
/ Platyhelminths - isolation & purification
/ rivers
/ species
/ Trematode Infections - epidemiology
