Trichodinid ectoparasites (Ciliophora: Peritrichida) of some River Nile fish, Egypt

Authors

Khaled A.S. Al-Rasheid, King Saud UniversityFollow
Mohammed A. Ali, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
Thabit Sakran, Beni-Suef University
Abdel Azeem Abdel Baki, Beni-Suef UniversityFollow
Fathy A. Abdel Ghaffar, King Saud UniversityFollow

Abstract

Four species of trichodinid ectoparasites (Ciliophora: Peritrichida) were collected from the gills of the following River Nile fish in Egypt: Hydrocynus forskalii, Mormyrus kannume, Schilbe mystus. These species are: Trichodina heterodentata Duncan, 1977, Trichodina fahaka sp. n., Trichodinella epizootica Raabe, 1950, Tripartiella dactylodentata sp. n. Photomicrographs and morphometric data are presented for each species. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.

Publication Title

Parasitology International

Recommended Citation

Al-Rasheid, K., Ali, M., Sakran, T., Abdel Baki, A., & Abdel Ghaffar, F. (2000). Trichodinid ectoparasites (Ciliophora: Peritrichida) of some River Nile fish, Egypt. Parasitology International (2), 131-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1383-5769(00)00042-8