Presence of Myxosporidea (Myxozoa : Myxosporea) of the genus Henneguya Thelohan, 1892 in freshwater fishes from Chad (Central Africa)

Authors
Kostoingue, B Diebakate, C Faye, N Toguebaye, BS
Citation
B. Kostoingue et al., Presence of Myxosporidea (Myxozoa : Myxosporea) of the genus Henneguya Thelohan, 1892 in freshwater fishes from Chad (Central Africa), ACT PROTOZ, 40(2), 2001, pp. 117-123
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
ACTA PROTOZOOLOGICA
ISSN journal
00651583 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
117 - 123
Database
ISI
SICI code
0065-1583(200105)40:2<117:POM(:M>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Examination of some freshwater fishes from Chari and Logone rivers of Chad (Central Africa) revealed the presence of Myxosporidea species of the genus Henneguya Thelohan, 1892. They are: H. auchenoglanii sp. n. in Auchenoglan is occidentalis (Valenciennes, 1840) (Bagridae), H. logonensis sp. n. in Ci tharinus citharus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) (Citharinidae), H. mailaoe nsis: sp. n. in Mormyrus cashive (Linne, 1784) (Mormyridae), H. massii sp. n; in Lates niloticus (Linne, 1762) (Centropomidae), H. mormyri sp. n. in M ormyrus cashive (Linne, 1784) (Mormyridae) and H. branchialis Ashmawy, Abu- Elwafa, Imam and El-Otifi, 1989 in Clarias anguilaris (Linne, 1758) (Clarii dae). All these species infected the gill filaments of their hosts and form ed cysts.