Noga E J, Flowers J R
College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606, USA.
J Parasitol. 1995 Oct;81(5):815-7.
The monopisthocotylean monogenean Enterogyrus cichlidarum, which normally inhabits the stomach and anterior intestinal lumina of tilapine cichlids, invaded the internal organs of juvenile Mozambique tilapia (Tilapia mossambica). Adult worms infected the intestinal mucosa, peritoneal cavity, liver, heart, blood vessels, swimbladder, and braincase. Most of the parasites were adults and contained eggs. Both adults and eggs incited a mononuclear inflammatory response. Infections were associated with chronic morbidity and mortality. Although affected fishes were overcrowded, the precise stress responsible for such an unusually invasive event is unknown.
单殖吸虫纲的单后盘吸虫Enterogyrus cichlidarum通常寄生于罗非鱼丽鱼科鱼类的胃和前肠腔，却侵入了莫桑比克罗非鱼幼鱼（Tilapia mossambica）的内脏。成虫感染肠道黏膜、腹腔、肝脏、心脏、血管、鳔和脑壳。大多数寄生虫为成虫且含有虫卵。成虫和虫卵均引发单核细胞炎症反应。感染与慢性发病和死亡有关。尽管受感染的鱼密度过大，但导致这种异常侵袭事件的确切应激因素尚不清楚。
