Journal Article
The parasitism of Flamingolepis liguloides (Gervais, 1847) (Cestoda, Hymenolepididae) in Artemia salina (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) in two saline lakes in Algeria
Mounia Amarouayache; Farid Derbal; M. Kara
Acta Parasitologica · Vol. 54, Issue 4 · 2009
Abstract
Studies revealed the role of Artemia salina as intermediate host in the life-cycle of a cestode species parasitizing flamingos, i.e. Flamingolepis liguloides. Cysticercoids of this parasite were found for the first time in the Algerian populations of Artemia salina in winter of 2000 and 2001 in Chott Marouane and spring of 2003 in Sebkha Ez-Zemoul. The prevalence ranged between 10 and 33% for the two examined Artemia populations. The intensity of infection was 1–3 cysticercoids per individual. The abdomen was the most targeted site of infection (95% of the population of Sebkha Ez-Zemoul) followed by the thorax and the ovisac. Infected females were less fertile than uninfected ones (24.83 vs 43.70 cysts/brood) in Sebkha Ez-Zemoul or castrated in Chott Marouane.
Bibliographic Information
| Journal | Acta Parasitologica |
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| Publisher | Springer |
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| Publication Date | 2009-01-01 |
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| Publication Year | 2009 |
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| Volume | 54 |
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| Issue | 4 |
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| Document Type | Journal Article |
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| Print ISSN | 1230-2821 |
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| eISSN | 1896-1851 |
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| DOI | 10.2478/s11686-009-0049-8 |
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