ŘEHULKOVÁ, Eva, Vlastimil BARUŠ and Milan GELNAR. Two remarkable nematodes from the African reedfish Erpetoichthys calabaricus (Polypteriformes: Polypteridae). Helminthologia. vol. 42, No 3, p. 149-153. ISSN 0440-6605. 2005.
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Original name Two remarkable nematodes from the African reedfish Erpetoichthys calabaricus (Polypteriformes: Polypteridae)
Name in Czech Dva zajímavé nálezy hlístic z afrického bichira kalabárského Erpetoichthys calabaricus (Polypteriformes: Polypteridae)
Authors ŘEHULKOVÁ, Eva (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Vlastimil BARUŠ (203 Czech Republic) and Milan GELNAR (203 Czech Republic).
Edition Helminthologia, 2005, 0440-6605.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher Slovakia
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 0.480
Organization unit Faculty of Science
UT WoS 000232386800006
Keywords in English Polypteridae; Erpetoichthys; nematode; Batrachocamallanus; Gendria; Nigeria
Tags Batrachocamallanus, Erpetoichthys, Gendria, nematode, Nigeria, Polypteridae
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Eva Řehulková, Ph.D., učo 9159. Changed: 25/4/2006 12:37.
Abstract
A helminthological examination of two specimens of Erpetoichthys calabaricus (Polypteriformes: Polypteridae), imported into the Czech Republic as an aquarium fish from Nigeria, revealed the presence of two nematode species in the hosts intestine: Batrachocamallanus siluranae Jackson et Tinsley, 1995 and Gendria polypteri Vassiliadès et Chevalier, 1973. Representatives of Batrachocamallanus Jackson et Tinsley, 1995 (Spirurida: Camallanidae) have so far only been described in aquatic clawed toads (Xenopus spp.) from Africa. The discovery of a member of the genus in the freshwater polypterid fish may indicate an accidental infection acquired by E. calabaricus while feeding on infected copepods, probable intermediate hosts of the parasite. Considering the subadult stage of the presented nematode specimen, E. calabaricus may well serve as a paradefinitive host of B. siluranae. The finding of G. polypteri (Ascaridida: Quimperiidae) in E. calabaricus represents new host and geographical records.
Abstract (in Czech)
Ve střevě bichira kalabárského (Erpetoichthys calabaricus)dovezeného z Nigérie byly nalezeny dva druhy hlístic: Batrachocamallanus siluranae Jackson et Tinsley, 1995 a Gendria polypteri Vassiliadès et Chevalier, 1973.
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