Seasonal occurrence of Lytocestus lativitellarium Furtado and Tan 1973 in Clarias macrocephalus Günther in Kedah and Perak, Malaysia

The caryophyllid cestode, Lytocestus lativitellarium Furtado and Tan 1973, was found to be the most abundant parasite in Clarias macrocephalus Günther from the states of Perak and Kedah in Malaysia. The cestode was also found infecting a small number of C. batrachus (L.) from Kedah. There was a seas...

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Published inAquaculture Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 319 - 327
Main Authors Zaman, Zarina, Tak-Seng, Leong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.06.1987
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Aquaculture
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Disease
Gut
Plathelmintha
Parasite
Malaysia
Biological rhythm
Cestoda
Freshwater environment
Vertebrata
Asia
Pisces
Pisciculture
Helmintha
Invertebrata
Season
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Summary:The caryophyllid cestode, Lytocestus lativitellarium Furtado and Tan 1973, was found to be the most abundant parasite in Clarias macrocephalus Günther from the states of Perak and Kedah in Malaysia. The cestode was also found infecting a small number of C. batrachus (L.) from Kedah. There was a seasonal cycle of prevalence, intensity and maturation of the cestode, all these parameters being higher in the first half of the year and decreasing in the second half of the year. Smaller catfish had higher frequencies of prevalence and intensity of the cestode than did larger catfish. The cestode was distributed mainly in the second segment of the intestine. The effect of the cestode on the catfish and its culture is briefly discussed.
ISSN:0044-8486
1873-5622
DOI:10.1016/0044-8486(87)90082-2