International Journal of
Fisheries and Aquaculture

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Fish. Aquac.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9839
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJFA
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 236

Full Length Research Paper

Gill arch occupation models of parasite communities of Barbus martorelli (Teleostean: Cyprinidae)

TOMBI Jeannette
  • TOMBI Jeannette
  • Laboratory of Parasitology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I, P. O. BOX 812, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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BILONG BILONG Charles Félix
  • BILONG BILONG Charles Félix
  • Laboratory of Parasitology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I, P. O. BOX 812, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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  •  Accepted: 19 July 2013
  •  Published: 31 August 2013

Abstract

Changes in Barbus martorelli gill arch occupation models by its parasite component community were investigated for nine months. The work revealed three different categories of models. The first category follows the combined action of the respiratory water current and the colonized surface of each gill arch. The second category based on the mode of infestation of Monopisthocotylean larvae while the third category is established as a result of perturbations. Thus, the occupation models of B. martorelli gill arches by its microfauna are constantly changing.

 

Key words: Barbus martorelli, gill parasites, arch occupation models, perturbations month.

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