<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper describes the population dynamics of <italic>Quadriacanthus kobinensis</italic> on the gills of <italic>Clarias fuscus</italic> following a field investigation from June 2012 to May 2013 in Pearl River, China. The results showed that in <italic>Q. kobinensis</italic> prevalence was highest (70.13 %) in the summer and Mean intensity reached a peak in the autumn. The maximum number of <italic>Q. kobinensis</italic> in a fish was 474. The maximum abundance occurred during summer (25.8) and the minimum values during spring. <italic>Q. Kobinensis</italic> exhibited an aggregated distribution in all seasons. The highest prevalence was in hosts of 28 cm&lt;L and the infection intensity was also the highest in this group. In terms of infection intensity, host of 28 cm&lt;L differed significantly from those of 24&lt;L≤26 cm, but no significant differences existed in other body length groups.</p></abstract>

This paper describes the population dynamics of Quadriacanthus kobinensis on the gills of Clarias fuscus following a field investigation from June 2012 to May 2013 in Pearl River, China. The results showed that in Q. kobinensis prevalence was highest (70.13 %) in the summer and Mean intensity reached a peak in the autumn. The maximum number of Q. kobinensis in a fish was 474. The maximum abundance occurred during summer (25.8) and the minimum values during spring. Q. Kobinensis exhibited an aggregated distribution in all seasons. The highest prevalence was in hosts of 28 cm<L and the infection intensity was also the highest in this group. In terms of infection intensity, host of 28 cm<L differed significantly from those of 24<L≤26 cm, but no significant differences existed in other body length groups.

Seasonal population dynamics of the monogeneans <italic>Quadriacanthus kobinensis</italic> parasitising <italic>Clarias fuscus</italic> in Pearl River, China

College of Life Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China

Helminthologia

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Seasonal population dynamics of the monogeneans  parasitising  in Pearl River, China

This paper describes the population dynamics of Quadriacanthus kobinensis on the gills of Clarias fuscus following a field investigation from June 2012 to May...

Seasonal population dynamics of the monogeneans Quadriacanthus kobinensis parasitising Clarias fuscus in Pearl River, China

Article Category: Research Note

Published Online: Mar 10, 2016

Page range: 105 - 108

Received: Mar 24, 2015

Accepted: Sep 07, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0070

Keywords
population dynamics, Monogenea, Pearl River, China

© 2016 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Seasonal population dynamics of the monogeneans Quadriacanthus kobinensis parasitising Clarias fuscus in Pearl River, China

Article Category: Research Note

Published Online: Mar 10, 2016

Page range: 105 - 108

Received: Mar 24, 2015

Accepted: Sep 07, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0070

Keywordspopulation dynamics, Monogenea, Pearl River, China

© 2016 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
population dynamics, Monogenea, Pearl River, China