Preliminary analysis of parasitic copepod species richness among coastal fishes of Tunisia

Benmansour, Bouchra; Hassine, Kalthoum Ben

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“…Nevertheless, many studies have been carried on the metazoan of sparid fishes from Tunisian coasts (Ben Hassine et al 1978, Anato et al 1991, Benmansour and Ben Hassine 1998, Benmansour et al 2001, Gargouri Ben Abdallah and Maamouri 2008, Gargouri Ben Abdallah et al 2011.…”

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Protozoan and myxozoan infections in wild gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) from North Lake of Tunis, Tunisia

Bahri

2012

Acta Parasitologica

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A total of 150 gilthead seabream Sparus aurata L., from North Lake of Tunis, Tunisia, were studied for protozoan and myxozoan parasites. The parasitological survey revealed the presence of ectoparasites (Amyloodinium ocellatum Brown, 1931, Trichodina lepsii Lom, 1962 on the gills) and endoparasites (Ceratomyxa sparusaurati Sitjà-Bobadilla, Palenzuela et Alvarez-Pellitero, 1995 infecting the gallbladder, and Eimeria sparis Sitjà-Bobadilla, Palenzuela et Alvarez-Pellitero, 1996 parasitizing the intestine). This is the first record of Amyloodinium ocellatum, Trichodina lepsii, Ceratomyxa sparusaurati, and Eimeria sparis in S. aurata from Tunisian waters. Data on prevalence and intensity of infection are provided. A comparison of the present species with previously described species in cultured gilthead seabream from other Mediterranean countries is also presented. In this study Trichodina lepsii is identified for the first time in Sparus aurata. A taxonomic description of this species based on silver nitrate method is provided.

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Protozoan and myxozoan infections in wild gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) from North Lake of Tunis, Tunisia

Bahri

2012

Acta Parasitologica

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“…The minimum and maximum total lengths were measured as 3.5-4.0 mm. According to literature, Clavellotis briani is widely distributed in the North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Mauritania, Tunisia, Gulf of Lion in France, Kenitra in Morocco, and Dakar in Senegal (Brian 1906;Nuñes Ruivo 1954;Ben Hassine et al 1978;Benmansour & Ben Hassine 1997;Benkirane et al 1999).…”

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Clavellotis briani (Copepoda, Lernaeopodidae) infestation on striped seabream, Lithognathus mormyrus (Sparidae) from the Northeast Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

ROMERO¹

2015

Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi

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There is increasing interest in the striped seabream, Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) as an alternative fish species in aquaculture in the Mediterranean region. This paper provided information on the infestation of species of Clavellotis briani Benmansour et al (2001) (Lernaeopodidae) collected from striped seabream in Northeast Mediterranean Sea waters off the Turkish coast. A total of 234 fish were examined between May 2011 and April 2012 and female parasites were collected from the branchial arches of fish and identified. During a 12-month survey the prevalence was calculated as 3.4% for C. briani. The striped seabream is known as an alternative culture species for Mersin Bay. This is the first report of Clavellotis briani in wild population of L. mormyrus from Mersin Bay (Northeast Mediterranean Sea) and Turkish waters.

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“…Despite the abundance and importance of tub gurnard as an economic resource, knowledge of their diseases remains limited. However, tub gurnard serves as host to a rich diversity of parasitic copepods, 15 species in total ( Heegaard, 1943), Caligus diaphanus von Nordmann, 1832 and Caligus gurnardi Krøyer, 1863 have been reported from C. lucerna (see Heegaard 1943, Vaissière 1955, Hamond 1969, Boxshall 1974, Rohde 1980, Radujkovic and Raibaut 1989, Benmansour and Ben Hassine 1998, Palm et al 1999.…”

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The discovery of male Caligus brevicaudatus Scott, 1901 (Copepoda: Caligidae) parasitic on tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus) from the eastern Mediterranean

Demirkale

Özak

Boxshall

2015

Folia Parasitologica

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Abstract:Caligus brevicaudatus Scott, 1901, a common but poorly known species of parasitic copepod, is redescribed from newly collected specimens of both sexes. The new material was collected from the body surface of tub gurnards, Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus), caught in eastern Mediterranean waters off the Turkish coast. Inadequately described female structures from earlier descriptions are redescribed and illustrated in detail and the male of C. brevicaudatus is described for the first time. The new material of C. brevicaudatus is compared with material collected by A. Scott and stored in the collections of the Natural History Museum, London. In addition, a voucher specimen of Caligus uranoscopi Vaissière, 1955, stored in the collections of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris is re-examined. Caligus uranoscopi is recognised as a junior subjective synonym of C. brevicaudatus since it does not differ in any substantive characters.

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Preliminary analysis of parasitic copepod species richness among coastal fishes of Tunisia

Cited by 26 publications

References 3 publications

Protozoan and myxozoan infections in wild gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) from North Lake of Tunis, Tunisia

Protozoan and myxozoan infections in wild gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) from North Lake of Tunis, Tunisia

Clavellotis briani (Copepoda, Lernaeopodidae) infestation on striped seabream, Lithognathus mormyrus (Sparidae) from the Northeast Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

The discovery of male Caligus brevicaudatus Scott, 1901 (Copepoda: Caligidae) parasitic on tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus) from the eastern Mediterranean

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