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Parasites of Clarias Gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) (Pisces: Clariidae) From The Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria

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dc.creator Mwita, Chacha
dc.creator Nkwengulila, Gamba
dc.date 2016-04-12T13:12:45Z
dc.date 2016-04-12T13:12:45Z
dc.date 2005
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-03T13:28:55Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-03T13:28:55Z
dc.identifier Mwita, C. and Nkwengulila, G., 2005. Parasites of Clarias gariepinus (burchell, 1822)(pisces: clariidae) from the Mwanza gulf, Lake Victoria. Tanzania Journal of Science, 30(1), pp.53-62.
dc.identifier 0856 1761
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1501
dc.identifier 10.4314/tjs.v30i1.18387
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/47317
dc.description Seventeen species of parasites were recovered from 1071 Clarias gariepinus examined from the Mwanza Gulf of Lake Victoria. The parasite fauna comprised of four ectoparasites, a Monogenea, Hirudinea, crustacean and a Digenea; and fourteen endoparasites, five nematodes, five trematodes and three cestodes. Twelve parasite species were adults and five were larval forms. Ten were identified to species, six to genus and one to family level. Many species recorded are common to C. gariepinus, a few, e.g. Tylodelphys species is a first record in fish of Africa, thus represents a new host record. Spinitectus petterae is reported for the first time in Tanzania, as such represents a new geographical citing. The proteocephalid cestode is also a new record in this host in Tanzania.
dc.language en
dc.subject Clarias gariepinus
dc.subject Lake Victoria
dc.subject Mwanza Gulf
dc.subject Parasite
dc.title Parasites of Clarias Gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) (Pisces: Clariidae) From The Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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