Scanning Electron Microscopy and First Molecular Data of Two Species of <i>Lamproglena</i> (Copepoda: Lernaeidae) from <i>Labeo victorianus</i> (Cyprinidae) and <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> (Clariidae) in Kenya

Scanning Electron Microscopy and First Molecular Data of Two Species of <i>Lamproglena</i> (Copepoda: Lernaeidae) from <i>Labeo victorianus</i> (Cyprinidae) and <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> (Clariidae) in Kenya

A parasitological study carried out in May 2022 and March 2023 in the Nyando River of Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya, disclosed two parasitic lernaeid copepods: <i>Lamproglena cleopatra</i> Humes, 1957, from the gills of a cyprinid, the Ningu <i>Labeo victorianus</i> Boulenger, 1...

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Main Authors: Nehemiah M. Rindoria, Zipporah Gichana, George N. Morara, Coret van Wyk, Willem J. Smit, Nico J. Smit, Wilmien J. Luus-Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
freshwater fish parasites
Lake Victoria Basin
mitochondrial gene
Ningu
North African catfish
Nyando River
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/8/980

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