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Light and electron microscopic study on Henneguya suprabranchiae Landsberg, 1987 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) infecting Oreochromis niloticus, a new host record

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Out of 58 live tilapia fish, five Oreochromis niloticus were found to be naturally infected with Henneguya suprabranchiae (8.62%). Such infection was recorded only during winter season from Bahr Shebin, a tributary of the River Nile at Menoufia Governorate, Nile Delta, Egypt. Based on the structure and measurements of fresh spores, this parasite was identified as H. suprabranchiae. Spores are oval in shape and they measure 15 (13–16) × 5 (4–6) µm length by width. It has two polar capsules inside and they measure 4 (5–7) × 1 (2–3) μm length by width. Each polar capsule has spirally coiled (7–9 turns) polar filament. The plasmodia as well as all other parasitic stages were described using light and transmission electron microscopy and discussed regarding to those of other fish hosts especially those of Africa.

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The authors are thankful for the funding support of Center of Excellence for Biodiversity Research, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Zoology Department, Faulty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

    Fathy Abdel-Ghaffar, Abdel-Rahman Bashtar & Kareem S. Morsey

  2. Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt

    Abdel-Azeem Sh. Abdel-Baki

  3. Hydrobiology Department, National Research Center, Giza, Egypt

    Elsayed M. Bayoumy

  4. Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Saleh Al Qurieshy & Ali Alghamdy

  5. Zoomorphology, Cell Biology and Parasitology Institute, Düsseldorf University, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Heinz Mehlhorn

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Abdel-Ghaffar, F., Abdel-Baki, AA.S., Bayoumy, E.M. et al. Light and electron microscopic study on Henneguya suprabranchiae Landsberg, 1987 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) infecting Oreochromis niloticus, a new host record. Parasitol Res 103, 609–617 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-008-1019-z

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