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Larvae of Contracaecum sp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in the threatened freshwater fish Sandelia capensis (Anabantidae) in South Africa
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SYSNO ASEP 0461976 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Larvae of Contracaecum sp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in the threatened freshwater fish Sandelia capensis (Anabantidae) in South Africa Author(s) Moravec, František (BC-A) RID, ORCID
van Rensburg, C.J. (ZA)
Van As, L. L. (ZA)Source Title Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. - : Inter-Research - ISSN 0177-5103
Roč. 120, č. 3 (2016), s. 251-254Number of pages 4 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country DE - Germany Keywords parasitic nematode ; third-stage larva ; paratenic host ; endangered fish species ; Africa Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects GBP505/12/G112 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support BC-A - RVO:60077344 UT WOS 000383256600010 EID SCOPUS 84981321211 DOI 10.3354/dao03033 Annotation Third-stage larvae of the nematode genus Contracaecum Railliet et Henry, 1912 (Contracaecum sp.) were, for the first time, recorded from the abdominal cavity of the threatened endemic freshwater fish Sandelia capensis (Cuvier) in South Africa. The larval morphology indicated that they belong to a species of which the adults are parasitic in fish-eating birds. Although the nematode seems to be a common parasite of S. capensis in the locality under study (prevalence 23%), the low intensity of infection recorded (1 to 4) and the generally known low pathogenicity of Contracaecum larvae in fish indicate that this parasite probably does not represent a danger to the local population of this threatened fish species. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2017
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