ON SOME ECTOPARASITES CAUSING DELETERIOUS PATHOLOGICAL EFFECT AMOUNG RED SEA FISHES WITH THE DESCRPTION OF POLYLABROIDES EGYPTACUS N.SP.

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1 Dept. parasitol. Fac. Vet. Med. Cairo Univ.

2 Dept. pathol. Fac. Vet. Med. Cairo Univ.

Abstract

Examination of two fish species from Gulf of suez. (Red sea) revealed 27.3% infestation rate with ectoparasites. Five monogenea and two crustacea were identified From Saurus tumbil, the Monogeneae, Osphyobothrus paraperces, Diclidophora macruri and Calydiscoides nemipteris and the crustacea, Caligus lunatus as well as Hats-chekia conifera Werte collected, in which all were considered as new host record from a new locali On the other side, from Serranus fasciatus, two monogeneae were collected, the new species Polylabroides egyptiacus as well as Encotyllobe spari, Histopathological study included increase of mucous, epithelial hyperplasia, 10S of lamellar structure and others which might lead to death of the affected fish as a reaction of total cessation of gas exchange. Those changes of the tissues of  fishes infected with the recovered new species of monogenea as well as those infected with the Crustacean Hatschekia conifera Were nearly similar and depends on severity of infection.

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Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza)
Volume 46, Issue 4
October 1998
Pages 493-506

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