The pathogenic Asian fish tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti, 1934 (Cestoda) in the Red discus (Symphysodon discus)

The Asian fish tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti, 1934, was detected for the first time in breeding of discus fish Symphysodon discus (Perciformes, Cichlidae), a popular South American cichlid. In examined samples, the adult and juvenile cestodes of B. acheilognathi with mean intensit...

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Main Authors: Košuthová L., Šmiga Ľ., Oros M., Barčák D., Košuth P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-09-01
Series:Helminthologia
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0044