Publication details
Present and Historical Occurrence of Metazoan Parasites in Neogobius kessleri (Pisces: Gobiidae) in the Bulgarian Section of the Danube River
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| Year of publication | 2006 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Acta Zoologica Bulgarica |
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| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | bighead goby; parasite diversity; helminth |
| Description | Metazoan parasites of bighead goby Neogobius kessleri (Gobiidae, Teleostei) collected from the Bulgarian section of the River Danube were investigated during 2005-2006. Seventeen parasite species were identified. Only 3 parasite species has been previously recorded. We report five new parasite species for Bulgaria and a new host record for seven parasite species. The parasite community was characterised by the dominance of four species; P. laevis, G. proterorhini, N. skrjabini and P. complanata comprised over 97 % of all parasites collected. |
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