TY  - THES
T1  - A Sanguinicolid Blood Fluke In Sea Bass (Lates Calcarifer Bloch) In Coastal Peninsular Malaysia

A1  - Herbert, Brett W
LA  - English
LA  - English
YR  - 1992
UL  - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:11777
AB  - Cruoricola lates N . Gen . , N . Sp . from the blood vessels
of cultured seabass (Lates calcarifer Bloch 1790 ) is
described . It is a lanceolate sanguinico lid with a
single column of submarginal , ventral spines ; extensive
vitellarium ; and X-shaped intestine. The single , lobed
testis extends laterally to the caeca. The cirrus lies
dorsal to the spherical seminal vesicle . Auxiliary
seminal vesicle present. The uterus is post - ovarian ,
partly situated between the lobe s o f the ovary ; midportion
is thick . Cruoricola lates N . Gen . , N. Sp . is
found in all sea bass over 15g weight in the type  The adults of C. lates primarily inhabit the venous
circulation of Lates calcarifer. Eggs were found in t he
kidney , liver , ventricle of the heart and gills of all
fish examined three months after stocking .
KW  - Fishes - Parasites - Biological control - Malaysia
KW  - Sea bass
ER  -