Parasites of mullets from two different waters
Parasites of mullets from two different waters
Parasites of mullets from two different waters
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION<br />
Host : Mugil cephalus<br />
Location : intestine<br />
Locality : Missurata , Libya<br />
Description:<br />
The entire worm elongate with tail like structure. The oral sucker is funelshaped.<br />
Pharynx is well developed. The esophagus is short . The intestinal<br />
caeca is tubular in shape .<br />
The testes are small , located at the middle <strong>of</strong> the body .The ovary is nearly<br />
spherical, larger than testes and posterior to testes. The vitelline glands<br />
tubular and consists <strong>of</strong> 7 covoluted posterior to ovary. The excretory vesicle<br />
is elongate, tubular in shaped and opens at the posterior end with a<br />
terminal excretory pore. The eggs are small.<br />
Discussion : •<br />
This species was originally described by (Rud, 1819) Luhe, 1901 <strong>from</strong><br />
Scombrus scombrus fish <strong>from</strong> the Mediterranian . The present work agreed<br />
fully with the original description ,but the present description represent new<br />
host and new locality recored.
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