The first record of two species of protozoa : vorticella globularia müller, 1773 and vorticella costata (sommer, 1951) from planiliza abu in the Babylon Province, Iraq

During the period from November 2015 till the end of March 2016, a total of 218 fish specimens belonging to Planiliza abu from Euphrates River at Al-Hilla city and the Babil drainage network Babylon province were inspected for parasites at Laboratory at the Al-Musaib Technical College. Two Vorticell...

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Published inMajallat Jāmiʻat Bābil Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 316 - 321
Main Authors al-Musawi, Aqil Muhammad Kazim, al-Rabii, Abd al-Razzaq L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageArabic
English
Published Babylon, Iraq University of Babylon 2018
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Summary:During the period from November 2015 till the end of March 2016, a total of 218 fish specimens belonging to Planiliza abu from Euphrates River at Al-Hilla city and the Babil drainage network Babylon province were inspected for parasites at Laboratory at the Al-Musaib Technical College. Two Vorticella were recorded for the first time in Iraq from skin and gills of P. abu. These were: Vorticella globularia Müller, 1773 and Vorticella costata (Sommer, 1951). The description and measurement of this parasite as well as their measurements were given.
ISSN:1992-0652
2312-8135