2016
DOI: 10.1007/s12639-015-0746-1
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Spatial distribution of ectoparasites on the gills of the mullet, Liza macrolepis: the effects of pollution

Abstract: Spatial distribution of ectoparasites on the gills of the mullet Liza macrolepis collected from two sites, the unpolluted reference site (Site I) and the heavily polluted North western arm of Visakhapatnam harbour (Site II), was analysed. Of the various ectoparasite species found on the gills of the mullet, only Ancyrocephalus vanbenedeni (Monogenea) and Dermergasilus varicoleus (Copepoda), occurred commonly at both the sites with more or less high prevalence and mean intensity. A. vanbenedeni at site I prefer… Show more

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“…To implement this technique, future studies need to consider the shift on the parasites distribution over the gill from a random distribution during early glochidiosis (Castrillo et al., 2020) towards the focal distribution in dorsal and ventral gill areas observed in this study during the late glochidiosis. This aggregation could be influenced by the heterogeneous flow in the dorso‐ventral axis (Strother, 2013) and the unidirectional water flow through the hemibranchs (Hughes, 1984), creating more sheltered regions to the water current as described in other gill ectoparasites (Kumar et al., 2017; Wootten, 1974).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To implement this technique, future studies need to consider the shift on the parasites distribution over the gill from a random distribution during early glochidiosis (Castrillo et al., 2020) towards the focal distribution in dorsal and ventral gill areas observed in this study during the late glochidiosis. This aggregation could be influenced by the heterogeneous flow in the dorso‐ventral axis (Strother, 2013) and the unidirectional water flow through the hemibranchs (Hughes, 1984), creating more sheltered regions to the water current as described in other gill ectoparasites (Kumar et al., 2017; Wootten, 1974).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%