Light and scanning electron microscope observations of the digenean intestinal parasite Acanthostomum spiniceps Looss 1896 (Cryptogonimidae) from the catfish Bagrus bajad and B. docmak
Abstract:Fishes of the River Nile are a promising source of animal protein. The catfishes Bagrus bajad Fabricius 1775 and Bagrus docmak Fabricius 1775 are economically important with well-marketable size and use in fish farming. Digenean parasites cause severe damage to the gut tissue of their fish hosts. There are still some questions regarding the taxonomical features of the genus Acanthostomum Looss 1899. The present study has revealed new morphological features that confirmed the identity of the collected worms as … Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.