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The bopyrid isopods are common in wild Macrobrachium spp. but not common in aquaculture condition. This is the first study that reports the parasitizing of bopyrid isopods on the cultured M. malcolmsonii. Bopyrid isopod (Probopyrus buitendijki) was identified in the branchial cavities of the fresh water prawn, M. malcolmsonii from grow-out culture pond at Kuriyamangalam, India. Macrobrachium malcolmsonii is a new host for P. buitendijki. A total of 1323 M. malcolmsonii were checked for this study. The overall prevalence of the parasitic infestation was reached 46.2 %. The parasitic infection was higher in female (83 %) than in male (3.4 %). Highest prevalence of infestation was found in the median size group (7–8 cm) (58.7 %). Infected females were not berried unlike uninfected prawns. The parasites cause infertility and does not found any organ deformities due to the infestation. The parasite was inversely attached in the gill chamber with no lesion on the gill but the infected branchial chamber became bulged.
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We are grateful to the Director and Dean, CAS in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, India for the facility provided throughout the study period. We acknowledge the financial support by University Grants Commission (UGC) Major Project F. No–39–569/2010 (SR). We also would like to thank the fish venders and fish farmers in and around Bhuvanagiri, for the prawn supply.
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Gopalakrishnan, A., Raja, K., Trilles, J.P. et al. Bopyrid isopods parasitizing on the cultured fresh water prawn, Macrobrachium malcolmsonii in South India. J Parasit Dis 41, 93–96 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-016-0756-7
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