Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Parasite"
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Description of Citharodactylus gagei n. gen. et n. sp. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) from the moon fish, Citharinus citharus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire), from Lake Turkana
(Springer, 2017)A new genus and species of monogenean belonging to the Gyrodactylidae, Citharodactylus gagei n. gen. et n. sp. (Plathyhelminthes, Monogenea), is described from the gills of the moon fish, Citharinus citharus (Geoffroy ... -
Differentially susceptible host fishes exhibit similar chemo-attractiveness to a common coral reef Ectoparasite
(Springer, 2020)Gnathiid isopods are common crustacean parasites that inhabit all oceans from shorelines to depths of over 3000 m and use chemical cues to find their marine fish hosts. While gnathiids are host-generalists, hosts vary in ... -
Hooked on you: shape of attachment structures in cymothoid isopods reflects parasitic strategy
(BMC, 2019)Background Parasite attachment structures are critical traits that influence effective host exploitation and survival. Morphology of attachment structures can reinforce host specificity and niche specialisation, or even ... -
Lethal and sublethal impacts of a micropredator on post-settlement Caribbean reef fishes
(Springer, 2019)The transition from a planktonic larval stage to a benthic or demersal juvenile stage, “recruitment”, is a crucial event in the life history of coral reef fishes, and has a strong influence on population size. Predation ... -
Molecular assessment of three species of Anilocra (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) ectoparasites from Caribbean coral reef fishes, with the description of Anilocra brillae sp. n.
(Pensoft, 2017)A morphological review and molecular characterization of Anilocra haemuli Bunkley Williams & Williams, 1981, were completed using specimens collected from Haemulon flavolineatum Desmarest, 1823 (French grunt) and Epinephelus ... -
Neofoleyellides boerewors n. gen. n. sp. (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) parasitising common toads and mosquito vectors: morphology, life history, experimental transmission and host-vector interaction in situ
(Elsevier, 2020)Anuran filarial nematodes are restricted to two comparatively small subfamilies (Icosiellinae and Waltonellinae) of the filariae that currently comprise six genera and 41 recognised species. However, the life histories of ... -
Prevalent Bovine internal parasites using different techniques in communal farms around Mafikeng
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)Knowledge of the nematodes species present in a particular geographical location and their biology and epidemiology has important implications for the control of gastrointestinal parasites. The main objective of the study ... -
Unique co-occurrence of two genera of cymothoid ectoparasitic isopods on the same individual fish host
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Parasitism of a host fish by a single species of cymothoid is regularly reported. For the first time on a temperate-fish host and in South African waters, we observed two species of cymothoids, the flesh-infesting Anilocra ...