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Invasion of a South African Anguilla mossambica (Anguillidae) opulation by the alien gill worm Pseudodactylogyrus anguillae (Monogenea)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Denham Parker --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa Olaf L.F. Weyl --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa Horst Taraschewski --- Zoologisches Institut (Ökologie/Parasitologie), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Kornblumenstrasse 13, GermanyThe parasitic gill monogenean Pseudodactylogyrus anguillae is alien to Africa. In an investigation of 227 longfin eel, Anguilla mossambica, and 26 mottled eel, Anguilla marmorata, sampled from four river systems in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, this parasite was only... -
Eupolystoma namibiensis n. sp. (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) parasitic in Poyntonophrynus hoeschi (Ahl, 1934) of Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Louis H du Preez --- African Amphibian Conservation Research Group, Unit of Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, South AfricaDescribed species of the polystomatid flatworm genus Eupolystoma are only known from Africa and India. A survey conducted in January 1994 in Namibia revealed a previously unknown species from the urinary bladder of Hoesch's pygmy toad Poyntonophrynus hoeschi. Toads were... -
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... -
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... -
First report of Dactylogyrus fimbriphallus (El Gharbi, Birgi & Lambert, 1994) infecting Luciobarbus biscarensis (Boulenger, 1911) in Oued Tadmit River of Djelfa Governorate (Algeria)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Djouhina Chabira --- University of Biskra, Algeria Badreddine Attir --- University of Biskra, Algeria Nurten Aydoğdu --- Balıkesir University, Türkiye Adel Mammeri --- University of Biskra, AlgeriaThis study aimed to determine the occurrence of dactylogyrid communities in Sahara barbel, Luciobarbus biscarensis (Boulenger, 1911), an endemic species to Algeria, according to season and host factors. A total of 78 samples of L. biscarensis were collected seasonally, over...