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Paradiplozoon iraqensis n. sp. (Monogenea: Diplozoinae) from Cyprinion macrostomum (Cyprinidae) in the Tigris River, Iraq
Fatima Shihab Al-nasiriJuan Antonio Balbuenasubject
Gills0301 basic medicineGillMicroscopybiologyCyprinidaeZoology030108 mycology & parasitologybiology.organism_classificationCyprinion macrostomumFish Diseases03 medical and health sciencesRiversPlatyhelminthsGenusIraqHaptorCyprinidaeAnimalsFish <Actinopterygii>ParasitologyMonogeneadescription
A new species of monogenean diplozoid, Paradiplozoon iraqensis n. sp., from the gills of Cyprinion macrostomum Heckel from the Tigris River in Tikrit, Iraq is described. P. iraqensis n. sp. is distinguished from other species of the genus by the size of plicae on the fore- and hind body, the number of the branches of the intestinal caecum in fore body, intestinal caecum not extending to haptor, the size of the clamps and the morphology of the clamp sclerites, and by the length of the central hooks. Details of the shape and size of eggs, and of the reproductive system and prohaptoral region are provided. The present study raises the number of species of Paradiplozoon recorded in Iraq to 15.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-02 | Acta Parasitologica |