Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Ascaridoid Parasites of Philippine Decapterus Species.

ABSTRACT: There are relatively few studies on parasite fauna of marine fishes in Philippine waters. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of marine ascaridoid infection in Decapterus species in Balayan Bay and Tayabas Bay. A total of 371 fishes belonging to three different species of Decapterus (D. tabl [n = 130], D. macrosoma [n = 121], and D. maruadsi [n = 120]) were collected. Ascaridoid parasite larvae were found in all fish host species, with an overall fish infection rate of 22%. The highest infection rate was observed in D. tabl (27.69%), followed by D. macrosoma (19%), and then D. maruadsi (17.50%). Moreover, a higher prevalence of infection was detected in Tayabas Bay (27.57%) than in Balayan Bay (15.59%). M

SUBMITTER: Dela Cruz TTM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9400525 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature