title: Helminths of freshwater animals from five provinces in northern Thailand.
abstract: Seven species of fishes, 6 species of mollusks, 1 species of crab, and 1 species of shrimp were collected from 12 natural freshwater sites from 5 provinces: Lumpang, Phrae, Phayao, Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai during the Rainy season of 2000. Fishes, Channa striatus, Dermogenus pusillus, Oxyeleotris marmoratus, Trichogaster trichopterus and Trichopsis vittatus were examined for helminths and 34.69% (17/49) were infected. There were 2 genera of monogenean identified as follows: Dactylogyrus and Trianchoratus; 3 genera of metacercariae were as follows: Acanthostomum, Posthodiplostomum and Stellantchasmus. Furthermore, 1 genus of Acanthocephala was found from fishes to be Pallisentis sp. The prevalence of infection in mollusks was 6.20% (17/274); Pleurolophocercous and Furcocercous cercariae were observed only in one species of mollusks, Melanoides sp. A crab and a shrimp were negative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mard-arhin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Prawang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wongsawad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura / Q000469:parasitology*; D033364:Decapoda / Q000469:parasitology*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes; D005618:Fresh Water; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006376:Helminths / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008974:Mollusca / Q000469:parasitology; D012621:Seasons; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology