THE OCCURRENCE OF THREE MONOGENEAN PARASITE SPECIES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN IRAQ ON GILLS OF THE COMMON CARP CYPRINUS CARPIO LINNAEUS, 1758 (CYPRINIFORMES, CYPRINIDAE)

Authors

  • Abid Ali J.J. Al-Saadi Department of Biology, College of Education (Ibn-Al-Haitham) for Pure Science, University of Baghdad, Iraq
  • Rabab A. Rasheed Department of Biology, College of Education (Ibn-Al-Haitham) for Pure Science, University of Baghdad, Iraq

Keywords:

Cyprinus carpio, Gyrodactylusdzhalilovi, Gyrodectylus magnus, Gyrodactylus matovi, Iraq, Monogenea

Abstract

    The monogeneans Gyrodactylus dzhalilovi Ergens & Ashurova, 1984, G. magnus Konovalov, 1967 and G. matovi Ergens & Kakachava-Avramova, 1966 were recorded in this study for the first time in Iraq from gills of the common carp Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 collected from Tigris River in Baghdad city. The description, measurements and illustrations of these parasites were given.

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Published

2016-12-01

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Original Articles