Livoneca redmanii Leach, 1818 (Cymothoidae) a parasitic isopod infesting the gills of the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758): morphological and molecular characterization study

Abstract Background Prevalence, morphology, and molecular characteristics of isopodiosis in the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, in Egypt were assessed using light and electron microscopy and polymerase chain reaction targeting the mitochondrial COI (cytochrome oxidase c) gene. Results Adult...

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Main Authors: Ebtsam Sayed Hassan Abdallah, Awatef Hamed Hamouda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-022-03405-2