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First record of Mothocya melanosticta Schioedte and Meinert, 1884 (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Egyptian pinecone soldierfish with special reference to its infestation status

Ismail Saad ELSHAHAWY
Abdel-Razek Yousf DESOUKY
Pages
577–584
Publication Date
2012-06-01
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The overall prevalence was 31.25% and it was only found in the branchial cavity.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Cymothoidae are cosmopolitan, ubiquitous, and nonspecific parasites of fish of different biotopes causing a significant economic loss to fisheries either by killing and stunting or simply by damaging their hosts.
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Key Findings & Data:The recovered Mothocya melanosticta was of moderate body size (17.7 × 8.2 mm) and had a cephalon with widely truncated rostrum, short pleotelson with uropod rami not extending beyond the telson, and the presence of a small rounded protrusion ranging in size from 0.3 to 0.5 mm on the lateral side of pereonite II.
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Conclusion & Impact:The overall prevalence was 31.25% and it was only found in the branchial cavity.
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⚙️Variables:Key words: Egypt · Mothocya melanosticta · Myripristis murdjan

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Cymothoidae are cosmopolitan, ubiquitous, and nonspecific parasites of fish of different biotopes causing a significant economic loss to fisheries either by killing and stunting or simply by damaging their hosts. This study represents the first record of Mothocya melanosticta from the Red Sea, with a new host record in Myripristis murdjan (pinecone soldierfish), the other resident species of the fish-parasitic isopod family Cymothoidae in Egypt. The recovered Mothocya melanosticta was of moderate body size (17.7 × 8.2 mm) and had a cephalon with widely truncated rostrum, short pleotelson with uropod rami not extending beyond the telson, and the presence of a small rounded protrusion ranging in size from 0.3 to 0.5 mm on the lateral side of pereonite II. The overall prevalence was 31.25% and it was only found in the branchial cavity. The monthly and seasonal variation in infestation is reported.

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Cymothoidae are cosmopolitan, ubiquitous, and nonspecific parasites of fish of different biotopes causing a significant economic loss to fisheries either by killing and stunting or simply by damaging their hosts. This study represents the first record of Mothocya melanosticta from the Red Sea, with a new host record in Myripristis murdjan (pinecone soldierfish), the other resident species of the fish-parasitic isopod family Cymothoidae in Egypt. The recovered Mothocya melanosticta was of moderate body size (17.7 × 8.2 mm) and had a cephalon with widely truncated rostrum, short pleotelson with uropod rami not extending beyond the telson, and the presence of a small rounded protrusion ranging in size from 0.3 to 0.5 mm on the lateral side of pereonite II. The overall prevalence was 31.25% and it was only found in the branchial cavity. The monthly and seasonal variation in infestation is reported.

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ELSHAHAWY, I. S., DESOUKY, A. Y. (2012). First record of Mothocya melanosticta Schioedte and Meinert, 1884 (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Egyptian pinecone soldierfish with special reference to its infestation status. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Cilt: 36 - Sayı: 6, 577–584. https://ajindex.com/articles/121649

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