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A short note on heavy infection of acanthocephalan worm (Neoechinorhynchus agilis) in grey mullet, Mugil cephalus

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Infection with acanthocephalan parasite, Neoechinorhynchus agilis (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) is reported from adult mullet (Mugil cephalus). Heavy infections with the parasites were observed in the posterior region of the intestine, almost blocking the lumen. At the site of parasite attachment, the surface of the intestine appeared thickened and the mucosal epithelium. A description of the parasites and its clinicopathology is discussed.

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The authors are grateful to Dr. Kazuya Nagasawa, Graduate School of Biosciences, Hiroshima University (Japan) for taxonomic identification of the parasite studied in this paper.

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  1. Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, 75 Santhome High Road, R. A. Puram, Chennai, 600 028, India

    K. P. Jithendran & S. Kannappan

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Jithendran, K.P., Kannappan, S. A short note on heavy infection of acanthocephalan worm (Neoechinorhynchus agilis) in grey mullet, Mugil cephalus . J Parasit Dis 34, 99–101 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-010-0019-y

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