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A TAXONOMIC STUDY OF SESSILE PERITRICHIANS OF A SMALL IMPOUNDMENT WITH NOTES ON THEIR SUBSTRATE PREFERENCES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: Sophié Viljoen --- Research Unit for Fish Biology, South Africa J.G. van As --- Research Unit for Fish Biology, South AfricaA taxonomic study of the sessile peritrichians (Ciliophora: Peritricha) was carried out on material collected from plants and animals, as well as inanimate substrates, experimentally placed into West-dene Dam, Johannesburg. A total of 15 species, representing the genera Carchesiwn, Voorticella,... -
Echidnophaga suricatta (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), a new species of flea from the Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Michael W. Hastriter --- Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, U.S.A.Echidnophaga suricatta (Pulicidae), a new species of flea collected from the meerkat (Suricata suricatta Schreber, 1776) near Garies (30°22’S, 17°31’E) and Brandvlei (30°27’S, 20°29’E), Northern Cape Province, South Africa, is described. Based on chaetotaxy of the tarsal segments, this new... -
Ectoparasites of a non-indigenous warthog population, Phacochoerus africanus, in the Free State Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Sonja Matthee --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Monlee Swanepoel --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Luther van der Mescht --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Alison J. Leslie --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Louw C. Hoffman --- Department of Animal Sciences, South AfricaA population of the common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus, recently became established on several farms in the Free State Province, South Africa. The aim of the study was to record ectoparasite species that occur on this non-indigenous population and to compare... -
Ectoparasite diversity in the eastern rock sengis (Elephantulus myurus): the effect of seasonality and host sex
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Dina M Fagir --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, South Africa Ivan G Horak --- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa Eddie A Ueckermann --- Agricultural Research Council–Plant Protection Research Institute, South Africa Nigel C Bennett --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, South Africa Heike Lutermann --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, South AfricaGlobally small mammals are important hosts of ectoparasite vectors of pathogens of medical, veterinary and economic importance. Insectivores are currently understudied as hosts of pathogen vectors. However, data are needed on the diversity of such vectors before we can investigate... -
Infection of hottentot Pachymetopon blochii by the fish louse Anilocra capensis (Crustacea: Isopoda) in False Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: R.V. Wright --- Zoology Department and Marine Biology Research Institute, South Africa Y.A.R.G. Lechanteur --- Zoology Department and Marine Biology Research Institute, South Africa K. Prochazka --- Zoology Department and Marine Biology Research Institute, South Africa C.L. Griffiths [AN0001]The frequency of occurrence, location on the host, abundance, and size and sex distributions of ectoparasitic isopods,Anilocra capensis, on hottentot Pachymetopon blochii from False Bay, South Africa, were investigated. A. capensis occurred on 5.2 % of examined hosts and were... -
Investigation of a parasitic outbreak of Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus (Crustacea: Copepoda) in fish from Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Maxwel Barson [AN0001] Atridah Mulonga --- Department of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Zimbabwe, Belgium Tamuka Nhiwatiwa --- Department of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Zimbabwe, BelgiumInfestation of fish by the crustacean ectoparasite Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758 was investigated to establish the extent of infestation, potential effects of the parasite and its ecological adaptations. Fish samples were collected from impoundments in the Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve in... -
Intraspecific cleaning by juvenile Cape white seabream Diplodus capensis (Sparidae) off eastern South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PC Sikkel --- Department of Biological Sciences and Environmental Sciences Program, USA NJ Smit --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaJuveniles of the Cape white seabream Diplodus capensis were observed cleaning adult conspecifics in a large tidepool off Sodwana Bay, South Africa. Although nine other tropical fish species were present and interacted with a nearby pair of Labroides cleaner wrasses,... -
A new Dactylogyrus species (Dactylogyridae: Monogenea) from Enteromius mattozi, Cyprinidae, at Piet Gouws Dam, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: SN Mashego --- Biodiversity, School of Molecular and Life Science, South Africa KS Matlou --- Biodiversity, School of Molecular and Life Science, South AfricaEnteromius mattozi Guimaraes, 1884, a popular eating fish among local people, were examined for monogenean parasites as part of a larger study to ascertain the feasibility of establishing aquaculture production in Limpopo, South Africa. In this study a new monogenean... -
The efficacy of a modified Berlese funnel method for the extraction of ectoparasites and their life stages from the nests of the African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Marcela PA Espinaze --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Cang Hui --- Department of Mathematical Sciences, South Africa Lauren Waller --- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, South Africa Sonja Matthee --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South AfricaThe Berlese funnel method, and its variations, is commonly used for the extraction of arthropods from various substrates such as nest material. However, little is known about its effectivity in extracting ectoparasites from penguin nests. This study aimed to assess... -
Intercolony health evaluation of wild African penguins Spheniscus demersus, in relation to parasites, along the southwest coast of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MPA Espinaze --- , South Africa C Hui --- , South Africa L Waller --- , South Africa S Matthee --- , South AfricaClinical parameters of African penguins Spheniscus demersus have been recorded mostly from birds admitted to rehabilitation centres and are typically presented as mean values across a region. It is uncertain whether these values are representative of wild penguins and whether... -
Seasonal variance in water quality, trace metals and infection variables of Cichlidogyrus philander Douëllou, 1993 (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae) infecting the gills of Pseudocrenilabrus philander (Weber, 1897) in the Padda Dam, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Patience C Igeh --- , South Africa Beric M Gilbert --- , South Africa Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage --- , South AfricaIncreasing awareness of deteriorating health of aquatic ecosystems, as a result of human activities, has led to the suggestion that fish host-parasite relationships are possible bioindicators of environmental pollution. This study examined the impact of water quality and trace elements... -
The first report of Naobranchia cygniformis Hesse, 1863 (Copepoda: Lernaeopodidae) off South Africa, with a redescription of the adult female
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SM Dippenaar --- , South Africa MM Sebone --- , South AfricaNaobranchia cygniformis Hesse, 1863 is one of 21 accepted species of the genus Naobranchia, which is distinguished from other genera in the family Lernaeopodidae by the possession of ribbon-like maxillae. The original description of N. cygniformis lacked detail concerning the...