Approximately species of lernaeids lernaea and lernaea like parasites have been described. Lernaea cyprinacea anchorworm is an ectoparasite that belongs to the family of very small aquatic crustaceans and are very common on freshwater fishes 11. Lernaea cyprinacea in common carp and other warm water fi shes is one of the major problems of aquaculture industry in serbia. Pdf molecular identification of the fish parasite lernaea.
Pdf the infection of lernea cyprinaceae linnaeus, 1758. The infections were located on a soft part of the dorsal and anal fins regions. Life history study on lernaea cyprinacea showed that the first copepodid stage appeared 34 days after hatching and there are six copepodid stages similar to. Microhabitat of monogenea and copepodids of lernaea cyprinacea on the gills of four brazilian freshwater fish pdf. Lernaea has also been reported to infest amphibians. Host susceptibility to lernaea cyprinacea was studied during an outbreak of the infection in an aquarium containing 58 species or stocks of fish. It is most common in cyprinids, including koi, common carp, and goldfish. Pdf development of ecofriendly environment free of parasites is very. The infection of lernea cyprinaceae linnaeus, 1758 in some of the aquarium fishes poecilidae in mersin district. Lernaea polymorpha and lernaea cyprinacea were observed at different fish farms of punjab. Cirrhinus mrigala, ctenopharyngodon idella and cyprinus carpio from the same culture pond did not develop lernaea infection. Article pdf available june 2006 with 35 reads how we measure reads. Lernaea cyprinacea infection in a new host puntius.
Infestations with lernaea are most prevalent in the summer months and occur more commonly in stagnant or slowmoving water bodies. Phylogenetic trees generated by the neighbour joining method revealed that the lernaea isolates examined in this study were of similar genotype. Lernaea cyprinacea anchor worm, a parasitic cyclopoid copepod is found to parasitize in the broodstock, nursery, and culture system in the freshwater aquaculture ponds and hatchery of jessore. Lernaea cyprinacea parasites were isolated from the external surface of eye, lips, gills, nostrils, fins, operculum and body of alburnus. On one of the hosts, approximately 20 lernaea specimens were counted. Pdf microhabitat of monogenea and copepodids of lernaea. Body weight, lernaea cyprinacea, lernaea polymorpha, major carps, prevalence.
Lernaea cyprinacea, one of the more common species, is found worldwide. Th e optimal temperature range for lernaea development is 2628c. Lernaea present on major carps local species of pakistan rohu, labeo rohita hamilton. Body weight, lernaea cyprinacea, lernaea polymorpha, major. Lernaea cyprinacea, one of the more common species. Merge want to combine multiple pdf, xps or oxps documents. Incidence of lernaea cyprinacea on lake malawi bagrus.
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