The First Record of Two Species of Protozoa: Vorticella globularia Müller, 1773 and Vorticella costata (Sommer, 1951) from Planiliza abu in the Babylon Province, Iraq | ||
| Journal of University of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 26, Issue 1, March 2018, Pages 316-321 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Akeel Mohammad Kadim Al-Musawi; Abdul-Razzak L. Al-Rubaie | ||
| Abstract | ||
| During the period from November 2015 till the end of March 2016, a total of 218 fish specimens belonging to Planiliza abu from Euphrates River at Al-Hilla city and the Babil drainage network Babylon province were inspected for parasites at Laboratory at the Al-Musaib Technical College. Two Vorticella were recorded for the first time in Iraq from skin and gills of P. abu. These were: Vorticella globularia Müller, 1773 and Vorticella costata (Sommer, 1951). The description and measurement of this parasite as well as their measurements were given. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Vorticella globularia; Vorticella costata; Protozoa; Planiliza abu | ||
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