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@article{1371958, author = {Beletew, Moges and Getahun, Abebe and Vanhove, Maarten Pieterjan}, article_location = {LONDON}, article_number = {July}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1691-2}, keywords = {Cichlidogyrus; Dactylogyridea; Gyrodactylidea; Gyrodactylus; Macrogyrodactylus; Monogenea; Perciformes; Scutogyrus; Siluriformes; Quadriacanthus}, language = {eng}, issn = {1756-3305}, journal = {PARASITES & VECTORS}, title = {First report of monogenean flatworms from Lake Tana, Ethiopia: gill parasites of the commercially important Clarias gariepinus (Teleostei: Clariidae) and Oreochromis niloticus tana (Teleostei: Cichlidae)}, volume = {9}, year = {2016} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1371958 AU - Beletew, Moges - Getahun, Abebe - Vanhove, Maarten Pieterjan PY - 2016 TI - First report of monogenean flatworms from Lake Tana, Ethiopia: gill parasites of the commercially important Clarias gariepinus (Teleostei: Clariidae) and Oreochromis niloticus tana (Teleostei: Cichlidae) JF - PARASITES & VECTORS VL - 9 IS - July SP - "nestrankovano" EP - "nestrankovano" PB - BIOMED CENTRAL LTD SN - 17563305 KW - Cichlidogyrus KW - Dactylogyridea KW - Gyrodactylidea KW - Gyrodactylus KW - Macrogyrodactylus KW - Monogenea KW - Perciformes KW - Scutogyrus KW - Siluriformes KW - Quadriacanthus N2 - Background: Lake Tana is the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile. The lake harbours unique endemic cyprinid fish species, as well as the commercially important endemic Nile tilapia subspecies Oreochromis niloticus tana and the North African catfish Clarias gariepinus. Its endemicity, especially within the Labeobarbus radiation, its conservation importance and its economic indispensability attract scientific interest to the lake's ichthyofauna. Fish parasites of Lake Tana, however, are hitherto poorly known, and no formal report exists on its monogenean flatworms. For sustainable aquaculture and fisheries development, it is essential to study monogenean fish parasites in these economically most important fish species. Moreover, it remains to be verified whether this unique ecosystem and its endemicity gave rise to a distinct parasite fauna as well. Results: Nile tilapia and North African catfish hosts were collected from Lake Tana in 2013. Nine species of monogenean parasites of two orders, Gyrodactylidea Bychowsky, 1937 and Dactylogyridea Bychowsky, 1937, were recovered. Gyrodactylus gelnari Prikrylova, Blazek & Vanhove, 2012, Macrogyrodactylus clarii Gussev, 1961, Quadriacanthus aegypticus El-Naggar & Serag, 1986 and two undescribed Quadriacanthus species were recovered from C. gariepinus. Oreochromis niloticus tana hosted Cichlidogyrus cirratus Paperna, 1964, C. halli (Price & Kirk, 1967), C. thurstonae Ergens, 1981 and Scutogyrus longicornis (Paperna & Thurston, 1969). Conclusions: Except for M. clarii, all species represent new records for Ethiopia. This first study on the monogenean fauna of Lake Tana revealed that the lake's North African catfish, as well as its endemic Nile tilapia subspecies, harbour parasites that are known from these host species elsewhere in Africa. ER -
BELETEW, Moges, Abebe GETAHUN and Maarten Pieterjan VANHOVE. First report of monogenean flatworms from Lake Tana, Ethiopia: gill parasites of the commercially important Clarias gariepinus (Teleostei: Clariidae) and Oreochromis niloticus tana (Teleostei: Cichlidae). \textit{PARASITES \&{}amp; VECTORS}. LONDON: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2016, vol.~9, July, p.~''nestrankovano'', 7 pp. ISSN~1756-3305. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1691-2.
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