Three Strigeid cercariae from Littorina littorea snail, Qarun Lake, Fayoum, Egypt
| Autor: | Marwa Th. Atwa, Fayez A. Bakry, Marwa M. Attia |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
General Veterinary biology Veterinary medicine 05 social sciences Littorina Zoology Snail biology.organism_classification Strigeid Cercaria 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences SF1-1100 Animal culture biology.animal SF600-1100 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology Qarun Lake Littorina littorea Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary World Veterinary World, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 310-315 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2231-0916 0972-8988 |
| Popis: | Aim The present study aims to focus on the role of common marine snails (Littorina littorea) as a vector for some trematode parasites. Materials and methods A total of 327 marine water L. littorea snails were collected during the summer of 2016 from a Qarun lake in the EL-Fayoum Governorate, Egypt. The snails were investigated for infection by trematode parthenitae through induction of cercarial shedding by exposure to light and crushing the snails. The species were stored in Search Laboratory of Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University. Results Three species of Strigeid littorina cercaria were identified from the infected snails. They are described here and they identified in relation to close-up morphological features and linked to its snail hosts. They give the following names: Cercaria strigeid littorina type 1, C. strigeid littorina type 2, and C. strigeid littorina type 3. The incidence of infection by these cercariae was 33%, 25.7%, and 2.4%, respectively. Conclusion This study is clarifying the importance of this marine snail as intermediate hosts for new trematode species. |
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