Mortality in protozoea and mysis of Penaeus indicus and P. semisulcatus by Leptomonas like parasite in the hatcheries


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Authors

  • A S Sahul Hameed Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin - 682 014, India

Abstract

A Leptomonas like parasite was found to be responsible for mortality oflarvae of Penaeus indicus and P. semisulcatus in the hatcheries. The mortality occurred in protozoea and mysis stages but not in naupliar and postlarval stages of prawn. The parasite exhibited polymorphism and three different forms were observed_ It occurred in the appendages, eyestalks, eyes and rostrum of the host. Histological sections showed the presence of this parasite in internal organs such as hepatopancreas, gut and abdominal muscle.

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Author Biography

  • A S Sahul Hameed, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin - 682 014, India
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin - 682 014, India

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Vol. 43 No. 4 (1996)

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Sahul Hameed, A. S. (2011). Mortality in protozoea and mysis of Penaeus indicus and P. semisulcatus by Leptomonas like parasite in the hatcheries. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 43(4), 389-391. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/8919