Gyrodactylus Worms of Monogenea Parasitizing on Common Carp Fish in Salah-ALdeen Dam Lake – Lattakia – Syria

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 6 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Ghaeth Safar , Mohamad Galiya , Hassan Salman

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I5P108

How to Cite?

Ghaeth Safar , Mohamad Galiya , Hassan Salman, "Gyrodactylus Worms of Monogenea Parasitizing on Common Carp Fish in Salah-ALdeen Dam Lake – Lattakia – Syria," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 6,  no. 5, pp. 41-43, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I5P108

Abstract:

This study included 123 common carp fish, which were collected monthly and randomly from Salah-ALdeen Dam Lake (ALsafraqia) during the period from July 2014 to June 2015.
Two parasitic species of genus Gyrodactylus were isolated and classified: G. medius, G. elegans .
Total Prevalence (%) of fish with Gyrodactylus was 25.20 %, the parasite G. elegans showed a wide spread compared to G. medius in common carp, where it was isolated in more numbers through nine months of the year with prevalence 13.82 %, and intensity 8.11 worm/fish.
The results showed that temperature is one of the most important abiotic environmental factors affecting the distribution and spread of external parasites Gyrodactylus sp. but in reverse, where it recorded the greatest appearance during the winter.

Keywords:

Prevalence – Intensity – Monogenea – Common Carp – Gyrodactylus – Salah-ALdeen Dam Lake.

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