The impacts of ecological factors on prevalence, mean intensity and seasonal changes of the monogenean gill parasite, Microcotyloides sp., infesting the Terapon puta fish inhabiting coastal region of Mediterranean Sea at Damietta region

The present study has revealed, for the first time, the presence of the monogenean parasite, Microcotyloides sp., on the gills of the small scaled terapon fish, Terapon puta, inhabiting the costal region of the Mediterranean Sea near Damietta province, Egypt. This work was carried out between May 20...

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Main Authors: Abdel-Aziz A. Khidr, Ashraf E. Said, Ola A. Abu Samak, Sheren E. Abu Sheref
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2012-03-01
Series:Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090989612000227