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

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dc.creatorMwita, Chacha
dc.creatorNkwengulila, Gamba
dc.date2016-04-12T13:12:45Z
dc.date2016-04-12T13:12:45Z
dc.date2005
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-03T13:28:55Z
dc.date.available2021-05-03T13:28:55Z
dc.descriptionSeventeen 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.identifierMwita, 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.identifier0856 1761
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1501
dc.identifier10.4314/tjs.v30i1.18387
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/47317
dc.languageen
dc.subjectClarias gariepinus
dc.subjectLake Victoria
dc.subjectMwanza Gulf
dc.subjectParasite
dc.titleParasites of Clarias Gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) (Pisces: Clariidae) From The Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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