title: A scanning electron microscopy study of Argulus vittatus (Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1814) (Crustacea: Branchiura) from Algerian coast.
abstract: A study of the Algerian Branchiura, Argulus vittatus (Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1814) was conducted using the scanning electron microscopy (SEM). New morphological features are reported for the first time (mouth con, first maxilla, second maxilla, structures and ornamentation of thoracic segments, structure of semen papillae, etc.). The morphology of small and large female specimens was compared. Two new hosts, Pagellus erythrinus L. and Sparus aurata L., are reported for this species. Until now, six host species were reported for A. vittatus, and stenoxenic specificity for Sparid fishes was observed for Algerian specimens. The biogeographical distribution of this species seems to be restricted to the eastern coast of Algeria. Additional information about the host specificity, ecology, and life cycle of this parasitic species were given.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Zoologie Appliquée et D'écophysiologie Animale, Université A/Mira-Faculté des Sciences, Targa Ouzemour, Béjaïa, 06000, Algeria.
authors.forename: Djamila
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ider
authors.forename: Zouhir
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ramdane
authors.forename: Lucie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Courcot
authors.forename: Rachid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amara
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Trilles
mesh_terms: D000462:Algeria; D000818:Animals; D033341:Arguloida / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013045:Species Specificity
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