A survey on infection of Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi, first record of the genus Procamallanus (Nematoda: Camallanidae) from Iran

Authors

FATEMEH TAJBAKHSH
KIAVASH GOLZARIANPOUR
ASGHAR ABDOLI

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1010-31

Abstract

The present study was conducted to identify the parasitic infection of the nemacheilid loach, Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi, in 5 rivers of the Tigris basin in Iran, from July 2007 to August 2008. Extracted from 43 fish specimens were 3 parasitic species: metacercaria of Posthodiplostomum cuticola (Digenea: Diplostomatidae) in the skin, fins, gills, and muscles; Allocreadium sp. (Digenea: Allocreadidae) and Procamallanus sp. (Nematoda: Camallanidae) in the intestine. Prevalence and mean intensity of parasitic infection were: 100%, 33 for the river Khoramroud; 12.5%, 1 for the river Hana; 50%, 1 for the river Kakareza; and 16.6%, 1 for the river Shalamzar. Specimens of the river Marboreh had no parasitic infection. T. kosswigi was introduced as a new host for these parasites and the genus Procamallanus was recorded in the fish of Iran for the first time.

Keywords

Turcinoemacheilus, parasite, first record, Procamallanus, Iran

First Page

395

Last Page

398

Recommended Citation

TAJBAKHSH, FATEMEH; GOLZARIANPOUR, KIAVASH; and ABDOLI, ASGHAR (2012) "A survey on infection of Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi, first record of the genus Procamallanus (Nematoda: Camallanidae) from Iran," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 36: No. 3, Article 12. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1010-31
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol36/iss3/12