Microscopic studies of Neoechinorhynchus agilis (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) infecting the Thinlip mullet Liza ramada (Mugilidae)
Acanthocephalan parasite, Neoechinorhynchus agilis, is recovered and isolated from the Thinlip mullet Liza ramada obtained from the Abu Qir Coasts, Alexandria City, Egypt. Infection with this parasite species has been observed in the intestine for the examined fish. Morphological characterization wa...
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| author | Rehab Saleh Rewaida Abdel-Gaber Lamia Bakr Sherein Maher Almahy El-mallah Hanan Ismail |
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| description | Acanthocephalan parasite, Neoechinorhynchus agilis, is recovered and isolated from the Thinlip mullet Liza ramada obtained from the Abu Qir Coasts, Alexandria City, Egypt. Infection with this parasite species has been observed in the intestine for the examined fish. Morphological characterization was performed using light and scanning electron microscopic studies to determine the most characteristic features of the recovered Eoacanthocephalan parasite, such as the presence of globular proboscis with three rows of 6 hooks on each row, single-walled proboscis receptacle inserted at the proboscis base, and long lemnisci. Male worms characterized by testes of tandem position, large cement gland, and saefftigen’s pouch that underlying ducts of seminal vesicle and cement gland. While, female worms have a vagina with vaginal sphincter and opening by funnel into the uterus, selector apparatus between the uterus and uterine ball, ovarian mass fills the space of uterine ball, a genital pore is subterminal and provided with caudal papillae. Furthermore, it compared morphometrically with other Neoechinorhynchus agilis, which had previously described and showed little difference in measurements for different body parts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba13d3381b3841bc97e8e79b89e5f8c92022-12-22T00:59:46ZengElsevierEgyptian Journal of Aquatic Research1687-42852020-06-01462201205Microscopic studies of Neoechinorhynchus agilis (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) infecting the Thinlip mullet Liza ramada (Mugilidae)Rehab Saleh0Rewaida Abdel-Gaber1Lamia Bakr2Sherein Maher3Almahy El-mallah4Hanan Ismail5Biology Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Kasr-Khiar, Al Mergheb University, LibyaZoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Corresponding author at: Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, EgyptZoology Department, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education, Ain Shams University, Heliopolis, EgyptZoology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, EgyptZoology Department, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education, Ain Shams University, Heliopolis, EgyptAcanthocephalan parasite, Neoechinorhynchus agilis, is recovered and isolated from the Thinlip mullet Liza ramada obtained from the Abu Qir Coasts, Alexandria City, Egypt. Infection with this parasite species has been observed in the intestine for the examined fish. Morphological characterization was performed using light and scanning electron microscopic studies to determine the most characteristic features of the recovered Eoacanthocephalan parasite, such as the presence of globular proboscis with three rows of 6 hooks on each row, single-walled proboscis receptacle inserted at the proboscis base, and long lemnisci. Male worms characterized by testes of tandem position, large cement gland, and saefftigen’s pouch that underlying ducts of seminal vesicle and cement gland. While, female worms have a vagina with vaginal sphincter and opening by funnel into the uterus, selector apparatus between the uterus and uterine ball, ovarian mass fills the space of uterine ball, a genital pore is subterminal and provided with caudal papillae. Furthermore, it compared morphometrically with other Neoechinorhynchus agilis, which had previously described and showed little difference in measurements for different body parts.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687428520300030NeoechinorhynchidaeNeoechinorhynchus speciesMorphology |
| spellingShingle | Rehab Saleh Rewaida Abdel-Gaber Lamia Bakr Sherein Maher Almahy El-mallah Hanan Ismail Microscopic studies of Neoechinorhynchus agilis (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) infecting the Thinlip mullet Liza ramada (Mugilidae) Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research Neoechinorhynchidae Neoechinorhynchus species Morphology |
| title | Microscopic studies of Neoechinorhynchus agilis (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) infecting the Thinlip mullet Liza ramada (Mugilidae) |
| title_full | Microscopic studies of Neoechinorhynchus agilis (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) infecting the Thinlip mullet Liza ramada (Mugilidae) |
| title_fullStr | Microscopic studies of Neoechinorhynchus agilis (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) infecting the Thinlip mullet Liza ramada (Mugilidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microscopic studies of Neoechinorhynchus agilis (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) infecting the Thinlip mullet Liza ramada (Mugilidae) |
| title_short | Microscopic studies of Neoechinorhynchus agilis (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) infecting the Thinlip mullet Liza ramada (Mugilidae) |
| title_sort | microscopic studies of neoechinorhynchus agilis acanthocephala neoechinorhynchidae infecting the thinlip mullet liza ramada mugilidae |
| topic | Neoechinorhynchidae Neoechinorhynchus species Morphology |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687428520300030 |
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