Morphology of the digestive system of lamproglena clariae fryer, 1956 (Crustacea: Copepoda), a gill parasite of african catfish clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)

Januscha Moll; Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage

doi:10.15298/invertzool.14.1.07

Morphology of the digestive system of lamproglena clariae fryer, 1956 (Crustacea: Copepoda), a gill parasite of african catfish clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)

Januscha Moll, Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage

Zoology

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

Lamproglena clariae has a tube-like digestive system, which consists of a foregut, an extensive midgut and a very short hindgut. The oesophagus is connected to the midgut via a funnel-like structure. The midgut can be divided into three zones equipped for digestion and absorption and haemolysed blood occurred in the digestive tract, confirming that L. clariae feeds on the host fish’s blood. A peritrophic membrane and faecal pellet formation was reported for the first time in this genus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	45-52
Number of pages	8
Journal	Invertebrate Zoology
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.14.1.07
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

African catfish
Clarias gariepinus
Copepoda
Fish parasite
Lernaeidae
Peritrophic membrane

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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Morphology of the digestive system of lamproglena clariae fryer, 1956 (Crustacea: Copepoda), a gill parasite of african catfish clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)

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