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A new blood fluke,Parasanguinicola vastispina gen. nov., sp. nov. (Trematoda: Sanguinicolidae), from sea bass Lates calcarifer (Centropomidae) cultured in Malaysia


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Herbert, B.W. and Shaharom, F.M. (1995) A new blood fluke,Parasanguinicola vastispina gen. nov., sp. nov. (Trematoda: Sanguinicolidae), from sea bass Lates calcarifer (Centropomidae) cultured in Malaysia. Parasitology Research, 81 (4). pp. 349-354. ISSN 1432-1955; eISSN: 0044-3255

Abstract

A new sanguinicolid blood fluke, Parasanguinicola vastispina, is described from sea bass Lates calcarifer cultured in Malaysia. It is distinguished by its massive armature and widely spaced genital pores, the female pore being pre-ovarian. P. vastispina inhabits the branchial arteries, dorsal aorta, mesenteric venules and renal artery of its host. No pathological effect was observed in infected fish. © 1995 Springer-Verlag.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931543
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Keywords: Parasanguinicola vastispina; Sanguinicolidae; Lates calcarifer; Branchial arteries; Renal artery; Systemic arteries; Trematoda
Depositing User: Ms. Azian Edawati Zakaria
Date Deposited: 31 Jan 2025 03:53
Last Modified: 31 Jan 2025 03:53
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