Parasite fauna of the South China Sea

This is a parasitic study of commercial fishes and invertebrates of the South China Sea,maily of the coastal waters of Terengganu and Sarawak,Malaysia. Nemipteridae and Priacanthidae dominated the commercial catches. Didymozoon sp. are found as yellow cysts on the dorsal fin of Priacanthus macracant...

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Main Author: Mohd. Shaharom, Faizah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 1987
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19331/
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description This is a parasitic study of commercial fishes and invertebrates of the South China Sea,maily of the coastal waters of Terengganu and Sarawak,Malaysia. Nemipteridae and Priacanthidae dominated the commercial catches. Didymozoon sp. are found as yellow cysts on the dorsal fin of Priacanthus macracanthus. Philometra sp. are located on the dorsal fin of Nemipterus paronii. Other parasites found are Anisakis sp.,Camallanus sp.,Neogoezia sp.,Contracaecum sp.,Microcotyle sp.,Diplectanum sp.,Benedenia sp.,Bicotyle sp.,Caligus sp.,and Aega sp. The nematode Echinocephalus sp. in the Venus clam,the plerocercoide of cestodes and the metacercaria of some digeneans are also reported.
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spelling upm-193312015-05-14T06:59:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19331/ Parasite fauna of the South China Sea Mohd. Shaharom, Faizah This is a parasitic study of commercial fishes and invertebrates of the South China Sea,maily of the coastal waters of Terengganu and Sarawak,Malaysia. Nemipteridae and Priacanthidae dominated the commercial catches. Didymozoon sp. are found as yellow cysts on the dorsal fin of Priacanthus macracanthus. Philometra sp. are located on the dorsal fin of Nemipterus paronii. Other parasites found are Anisakis sp.,Camallanus sp.,Neogoezia sp.,Contracaecum sp.,Microcotyle sp.,Diplectanum sp.,Benedenia sp.,Bicotyle sp.,Caligus sp.,and Aega sp. The nematode Echinocephalus sp. in the Venus clam,the plerocercoide of cestodes and the metacercaria of some digeneans are also reported. 1987 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19331/1/ID%2019331.pdf Mohd. Shaharom, Faizah (1987) Parasite fauna of the South China Sea. In: The Second International Symposium of Ichthyo-Parasitology, 27 Sep.-3 Oct. 1987, Tihany, Hungary. . Fishes - Parasites - South China Sea
spellingShingle Fishes - Parasites - South China Sea
Mohd. Shaharom, Faizah
Parasite fauna of the South China Sea
title Parasite fauna of the South China Sea
title_full Parasite fauna of the South China Sea
title_fullStr Parasite fauna of the South China Sea
title_full_unstemmed Parasite fauna of the South China Sea
title_short Parasite fauna of the South China Sea
title_sort parasite fauna of the south china sea
topic Fishes - Parasites - South China Sea
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19331/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19331/1/ID%2019331.pdf