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Title: | SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION AND POPULATION STRUCTURE OF P. fusiformis (DIGENEA: BUCEPHALIDAE) IN E. vacha IN KAPTAI LAKE, BANGLADESH |
Authors: | Bashirullah, Abul K. (bashiru@udo.edu.ve) Hafizuddin, A. |
Keywords: | Pseudorhynchoides trematode E. vacha fish fresh water Kaptai Lake Bangladesh population structure peces estructura poblacional |
Issue Date: | Dec-2007 |
Publisher: | Universidad de Oriente |
Abstract: | ABSTRACT: The seasonal prevalence, abundance, mean intensity, and population structure of P. fusiformis (Digenea: Bucephalidae), a parasite found in E. vacha, a fresh water fi sh in the Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh were studied for two years. A total of 208 fi sh were examined and 17,300 trematodes were recovered from 182 infected fi sh. The inter-annual prevalence and mean intensity of P. fusiformis were signifi cant, and increased as the host’s body size increased. The parasites were found throughout the year. The largest number of trematodes wERE found in the summer period, followed by that of winter, indicating seasonality. The overall prevalence and mean intensity were 83.6% and 68.4 for the fi rst year and 91.3% and 119.78 for the second year, respectively. The intensity and abundance fl uctuated over the study period and were statistically signifi cant. Both immature and mature adult worms occurred throughout the year. No statistical association was observed when the occurrence of parasites at both stages of maturity was contrasted against temperature, pH, or dissolved oxygen of the lake or rainfall. RESUMEN: Las variaciones en la prevalencia, abundancia, intensidad media y estructura poblacional de P. fusiformis (Digenea: Bucephalidade), parásito del E. vacha, en el Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh fueron estudiadas durante un periodo de dos años. Un total de 208 peces fueron analizados y 17.300 trematodos fueron recolectados de los 182 peces infectados. La prevalencia y la intensidad media de P. fusiformis interanual fueron estadísticamente signifi cativas, y aumentaron a medida que aumentó el tamaño de los peces. A lo largo del año de estudio se hallaron parásitos, el mayor número de ellos durante el verano y el invierno, indicando la estacionalidad de los trematodos. La prevalencia y la intensidad media fueron 83,6% y 68,4 durante el primer año y 91,3% y 119,78%, respectivamente en el segundo año. La intensidad y la abundancia fl uctuaron durante el período de estudios y estas fl uctuaciones fueron signifi cativas. Los trematodos maduros e inmaduros se encontraron juntos durante todo el año. La asociación de los dos estadios de trematodos durante los estudios no presentó infl uencias de la temperatura, pH u oxigeno disuelto de la laguna o de precipitación. |
URI: | http://ri2.bib.udo.edu.ve:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4154 |
ISSN: | 1315-0162 |
Appears in Collections: | Abul K. Bashirullah |
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