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P-ISSN: 2708-0013, E-ISSN: 2708-0021

2024, Vol. 5, Issue 2, Part A

Infection of some Acanthobrama marmid (Heckel) fish with tapeworms Ligula intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) at Lake Tharthar, West of the city of Samarra, Salah al- Din/Iraq


Author(s): Hisham Fadhil Shaker

Abstract: Were collected 144 Acanthobrama marmid (Heckel) fish were collected from Lake Tharthar, west of Samarra/Salah al-Din, Once a month starting from February until June 2024,One type of tapeworm, Ligula intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) was recorded in the current study and its total length ranged from 35.7 - 150.2 cm and its width from 0.5 - 1.3 cm,which was isolated from the intestines of Acanthobrama marmid fish, with an infection rate of 81.9%, and the number of infected fish was 118 fish with a total length range of 25.6 - 12.5 cm, which were isolated from the 144 examined fish with a total length range of 28.2 - 12.5 cm.

DOI: 10.33545/27080013.2024.v5.i2a.151

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Hisham Fadhil Shaker. Infection of some Acanthobrama marmid (Heckel) fish with tapeworms Ligula intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) at Lake Tharthar, West of the city of Samarra, Salah al- Din/Iraq. Acta Entomol Zool 2024;5(2):34-35. DOI: 10.33545/27080013.2024.v5.i2a.151

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