First record of some ectoparasites of teleost fish from Tabarka region

Authors

  • Hela GUESMI Faculté des sciences de Tunis. Université Tunis El Manar, Laboratoire de Recherche de Biodiversité, Parasitologie et Ecologie des Ecosystèmes Aquatiques. Département de Biologie. Tunisie
  • I HAMDI Université Tunis El Manar. Faculté des sciences de Tunis. Laboratoire de Recherche de Biodiversité, Parasitologie et Ecologie des Ecosystèmes Aquatiques. Département de Biologie, Tunisie
  • B BENMANSOUR Université de Carthage, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Zarzouna. Tunisie

Keywords:

Records, Species, Biodiversity, Parasites, Ectoparasites, Marine, Microcotyle, Sciaena umbra, Phycis phycis, Mullus surmuletus, Spicara smaris, Ceratothoa oestroides, Pontobdella muricata, Tabarka

Abstract


The study of ectoparasites of 550 teleost fish belonging to 8 different species from Tabarka region allowed us to collect 4 species of copepods, 3 species of isopods, one species of Hirudinae and two species of Monogeneans. The identification and description of the different parasite species allowed us to describe for the first time new host-parasite associations. In addition, this work allowed us to report for the first time in the world the infestation of Mullus surmuletus by Microcotyle sp and Spicara smaris by Ceratothoa oestroides. It is also the first mention in the world of Pontobdella muricata on Sciaena umbra and Phycis phycis.

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Published

2020-09-15

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GUESMI H, HAMDI I, BENMANSOUR B. First record of some ectoparasites of teleost fish from Tabarka region. Bull. Inst. Natl. Sci. Technol. Mer [Internet]. 2020Sep.15 [cited 2024Apr.29];47:37-50. Available from: https://www.instm-bulletin.tn/index.php/bulletin/article/view/403

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Vol. 47 (2020)

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