Jayanthi G, Anand M, Chelladurai G, Kumaraguru A K
Department of Marine and Coastal Studies, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu India.
Department of Zoology, Kamaraj College, Tuticorin, Tamilnadu India.
J Parasit Dis. 2017 Mar;41(1):188-192. doi: 10.1007/s12639-016-0774-5. Epub 2016 Mar 30.
An ectoparasitic isopod, sp. was found in the Gill chambers of collected from the Gulf of Mannar region, Southeast coast of India. The present study signifies the new record of sp. an coral reef ectoparasitic isopod captured from the gill net during October 2014. Among the 36 specimens examined 5 specimens were infested with Pranzia larvae of sp. The size of the isopods were ranged from 1.5 to 3.2 mm and the host fish length varied between 119 and 230 mm. They were specifically found attached to the gill chambers and no damage observed in the lamellar pattern.
在从印度东南海岸马纳尔湾地区采集的样本的鳃腔中发现了一种外寄生等足类动物,种类待定。本研究表明,2014年10月从刺网捕获的一种珊瑚礁外寄生等足类动物是一个新记录。在检查的36个样本中,有5个样本感染了该种类的普兰齐亚幼虫。等足类动物的大小在1.5至3.2毫米之间,宿主鱼的长度在119至230毫米之间。它们特别附着在鳃腔上,鳃小片模式未观察到损伤。