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Prevalance, Mean Intensity and relative densityof nematode parasite Contracaecum sp.from the gillof Channa striatus

  • Nandini N
  • Benjamin S
  • Volga S
  • et al.
Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research-DISCONTINUED (2023) 11
DOI: 10.7770/safer.v12i1.2878
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Abstract

ThestudydealswiththeinvestigationofnematodeparasiticinfectioninChannastriatuscollected from different water bodies of Mavelikara Municipality, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. The snake headfishescollectedduringthestudyperiodwerefoundtobeinfectedwiththelarval nematodeparasite, Contracaecumsp.Themean prevalenceofinfection of theparasiteonChannastriatuswas62.39%. Themean intensitywas1.22 and the relative density recorded was 0.76.The present study represents a new locality record for the larval nematode parasite, Contracaecumsp.

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Nandini, N. J., Benjamin, S. G., Volga, S. S., & Santhosh, S. K. (2023). Prevalance, Mean Intensity and relative densityof nematode parasite Contracaecum sp.from the gillof Channa striatus. Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research-DISCONTINUED, 11. https://doi.org/10.7770/safer.v12i1.2878

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