Sie befinden Sich nicht im Netzwerk der Universität Paderborn. Der Zugriff auf elektronische Ressourcen ist gegebenenfalls nur via VPN oder Shibboleth (DFN-AAI) möglich. mehr Informationen...
Digenea community structure of the Salema, Sarpa salpa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Teleostei, Sparidae), from the Central coast of Algeria
Ist Teil von
Helminthologia, 2024-03, Vol.61 (1), p.59-75
Ort / Verlag
Germany: Sciendo
Erscheinungsjahr
2024
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
EZB Electronic Journals Library
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The main goal of the current work was to describe and analyse the Digenean community structure in
A total of 114 specimens of
were collected from the Central Coast of Algeria at six localities. The fish were immediately transported to the laboratory to be examined for digeneans. From 107 of the 114
examined, a total of 8,722 specimens of seven species belonging to three families were recovered. Among them,
and
were the most prevalent and abundant species. Moreover,
was found for the first time in
from the coast of Algeria, and
and
represent new parasites to the Algerian digenean fauna that infect teleost fish. The component community of these Digeneans is characterised by
as its dominant species representing 62% of the total number of collected Digeneans, as well by a Shannon diversity index (H′) and Dominance Simpson index (D) of 1.03 and 2.23, respectively. According to Spearman's correlation test,
and
were negatively correlated to the host biological factors. On the other hand,
showed a positive correlation between its mean abundance and the total length of the fish. With these findings, we provided the component structure of the Digenean fauna of
and highlighted their diversity, contributing to the biodiversity of the parasitic Platyhelminthes in Algeria.