Title of article :
RECORDING OF TWO SPECIES OF THE GENUS DIPARTIELLA(RAABE, 1959) STEIN, 1961 (CLIOPHORA: TRICHODINIDAE) FOR THE FIRST TIME IN IRAQ FROM GILLS OF THE COMMON CARP CYPRINUS CARPIO
Author/Authors :
Abdul-Ameer, Kefah Naser Department of Biology - College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn Al-Haitham) - University of Baghdad - Baghdad, Iraq , Khalaf Atwan, Fatima Department of Biology - College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn Al-Haitham) - University of Baghdad - Baghdad, Iraq
Abstract :
The examination of gills of the common carp Cyprinus carpio revealed the presence of two species of the family Trichodinidae belonging to the genus Dipartiella(Raabe, 1959) Stein, 1961 namely D. indiana Saha and Bandyopadhyay, 2017and D. kazubski Mitra and Bandyopadhyay, 2009for the first time in Iraq from Al-Graiatlocation on the Tigris River at Baghdad city. This also represents the first record of the genus Dipartiella from fishes of Iraq. The descriptions and measurements of these two parasite species as well as their illustrations were given.
Keywords :
Dipartiella , Dipartiellakazubski , Dipartiellaindiana , Trichodinids , Tigris River , Iraq
Journal title :
Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
