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Trematoda, Tape Worms: Infections by Larval and Other Tape Worms; and Nematoda in African Fish (A Review)
J.F.N. Abowei and E.N. Ezekiel
Corresponding Author: Abowei Jasper
Submitted: 2011 August, 01
Accepted: 2011 September, 25
Published: 2011 October, 15 |
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The article reviews the taxonomy, description diagnosis, pathology, life history and ecology
epizootiology and control of Trematoda, Tape worms: infections by larval and other tape worms; and Nematoda
in African fish to educate fish culturist on some problems and way forward in culture fisheries in
Africa.Trematoda s a class of the phylum Platyhelmnthes whose members are all parasitic flukes. Most species
are hermaphrodites, except the schistosomes in holdfast which the sexes are separate. Tape worms are cestodes,
dorsoventrally flattened parasites. Generally the adults inhabits the intestines of their hosts, being anchored to
the intestinal wall by means of type-specific organs. Nematoda is a phylum of invertebrate animals not closely
related to each other, but with certain common characteristics. For instance, cylindrical unsegmented bodies;
acoelomate structure; a gut composed of mouth, pharynx and an intestinal tube. Members of the phylum include
round worms, threadworms and hookworms. Many nematodes are free-living in soil and water.
Key words: Cestoda, trematoda, infection and African fish, nematoda, other tape worms, ,
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J.F.N. Abowei and E.N. Ezekiel, . Trematoda, Tape Worms: Infections by Larval and Other Tape Worms; and Nematoda in African Fish (A Review). International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, (5): 352-366.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-2908
ISSN (Print): 2041-2894 |
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