Light and scanning electron microscopic studies of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) infecting the rosy goatfish Parupeneus rubescens
Parasites, particularly crustaceans, are considered as an important limiting factor in the development of intensified fish culture. The parasitic copepod of the Arabian Gulf fish is poorly known. So, the current investigation aimed to record the caligid species infecting the rosy goatfish Parupeneus...
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doaj-f375624dadc649b0bdb641e49502bade2021-04-02T15:32:16ZengElsevierJournal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity2287-884X2020-06-01132282287Light and scanning electron microscopic studies of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) infecting the rosy goatfish Parupeneus rubescensRewaida Abdel-Gaber0Masheil Alghamdi1Maysar Abu Hawsah2Safyah Ali3Ramy S. Yehia4Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, 12613, Egypt; Corresponding author.Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi ArabiaZoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi ArabiaZoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, 13982, Saudi Arabia; Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, 12613, EgyptParasites, particularly crustaceans, are considered as an important limiting factor in the development of intensified fish culture. The parasitic copepod of the Arabian Gulf fish is poorly known. So, the current investigation aimed to record the caligid species infecting the rosy goatfish Parupeneus rubescens in the Arabian Gulf. One copepod species was identified belonged to family Caligidae and labeled as Lepeophtheirus salmonis Krøyer 1837 depends mainly on its morphological, morphometric, and ultrastructural characteristics. It is characterized by lacking lunules, the anterior margin of the cephalothorax is not folded, three-segmented exopod of the fourth leg and longer than the protopod, leg 4 with the middle terminal claw as long as the inner one, accessory processes on terminal elements II and III of the exopod of the first leg, a genital complex distinctly wider than being long, and a relatively short abdomen. Therefore, the present study demonstrated that the rosy goatfish represents a new host for Lepeophtheirus species and added locality records for this infection.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X2030039XArabian GulfCaligidaeLepeophtheirus spp.Parasitic copepods |
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Rewaida Abdel-Gaber Masheil Alghamdi Maysar Abu Hawsah Safyah Ali Ramy S. Yehia Light and scanning electron microscopic studies of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) infecting the rosy goatfish Parupeneus rubescens Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Arabian Gulf Caligidae Lepeophtheirus spp. Parasitic copepods |
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Light and scanning electron microscopic studies of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) infecting the rosy goatfish Parupeneus rubescens |
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Light and scanning electron microscopic studies of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) infecting the rosy goatfish Parupeneus rubescens |
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Light and scanning electron microscopic studies of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) infecting the rosy goatfish Parupeneus rubescens |
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Light and scanning electron microscopic studies of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) infecting the rosy goatfish Parupeneus rubescens |
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Light and scanning electron microscopic studies of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) infecting the rosy goatfish Parupeneus rubescens |
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light and scanning electron microscopic studies of lepeophtheirus salmonis (siphonostomatoida: caligidae) infecting the rosy goatfish parupeneus rubescens |
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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity |
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Parasites, particularly crustaceans, are considered as an important limiting factor in the development of intensified fish culture. The parasitic copepod of the Arabian Gulf fish is poorly known. So, the current investigation aimed to record the caligid species infecting the rosy goatfish Parupeneus rubescens in the Arabian Gulf. One copepod species was identified belonged to family Caligidae and labeled as Lepeophtheirus salmonis Krøyer 1837 depends mainly on its morphological, morphometric, and ultrastructural characteristics. It is characterized by lacking lunules, the anterior margin of the cephalothorax is not folded, three-segmented exopod of the fourth leg and longer than the protopod, leg 4 with the middle terminal claw as long as the inner one, accessory processes on terminal elements II and III of the exopod of the first leg, a genital complex distinctly wider than being long, and a relatively short abdomen. Therefore, the present study demonstrated that the rosy goatfish represents a new host for Lepeophtheirus species and added locality records for this infection. |
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Arabian Gulf Caligidae Lepeophtheirus spp. Parasitic copepods |
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