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On a New Philometrid Nematode, Thwaitia bagri sp. nov., from a Freshwater Fish in the Sudan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

L. F. Khalil
Affiliation:
From the Department of Zoology, University of Khartoum

Extract

Several female specimens of a new Philometrid nematode were collected by the writer from under the skin of the fish Bagrus bayad (Forskal) in the head region, just lateral to the sides of the mouth opening. The worms could be seen with some difficulty under the skin, and each fish harboured 2–4 worms. About thirty per cent of the fishes examined were infected and the parasite was prevalent from the month of December to the end of February or early March only.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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