Abstract
First molecular confirmation of the Dactylogyrus anchoratus and D. vastator (Monogenea, Dactylogyridae) from Carassius auratus in western India
Highlights
The genus Dactylogyrus Diesing, 1850 (Dactylogyridae) includes more than 900 nominal species (Gibson et al 1996)
Many studies have suggested that C. auratus is one of the most common host parasitized by Dactylogyrus spp. (Šimková et al 2004; Jalali and Barzegar 2005; Shamsi et al 2009; Molnár 2009, Rasouli et al 2012; Borisov 2013; Tu et al 2015)
Over 100 D. anchoratus were found in 19 fish while D. vastator dominated with >250 collected from 24 infected hosts
Summary
The genus Dactylogyrus Diesing, 1850 (Dactylogyridae) includes more than 900 nominal species (Gibson et al 1996). These monogeneans are the world’s most common gill parasites of freshwater fishes (Woo 2006), mainly infecting cyprinid fishes (Šimková et al 2007). C. auratus was introduced to India from Japan many years ago, but the year of introduction is unknown (http://www.fao.org/fishery/ introsp/230/en). It has been widely distributed by the booming aquarium industry, which has made it the most popular ornamental fish in the world (Morgan and Beatty 2007; Gupta and Banerjee 2009). Many studies have suggested that C. auratus is one of the most common host parasitized by Dactylogyrus spp
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