THE TAXONOMIC STATUS OF PROTEOCEPHALUS-DUBIUS LARUE, 1911 (CESTODA, PROTEOCEPHALIDAE), A PUZZLING PARASITE OF PERCH (PERCA-FLUVIATILIS L)

Citation
T. Scholz et al., THE TAXONOMIC STATUS OF PROTEOCEPHALUS-DUBIUS LARUE, 1911 (CESTODA, PROTEOCEPHALIDAE), A PUZZLING PARASITE OF PERCH (PERCA-FLUVIATILIS L), Parasite, 2(2), 1995, pp. 231-234
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
ISSN journal
1252607X
Volume
2
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Supplement
S
Pages
231 - 234
Database
ISI
SICI code
1252-607X(1995)2:2<231:TTSOPL>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The taxonomic status of the Fish cestode Proteocephalus dubius to Rue, 1911, a rare parasite of perch (Perca fluviatilis), is discussed on t he basis of morphological and isoenzyme analyses. The results reveal t hat P. dubius represents only an infrequent morphological Form of P. p ercae characterized by a smell, rounded and shallow apical organ, elon gate and/or rectangular proglottides and relatively long cirrus-sac re aching io the mid-line of the proglottis.