<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A parasitological survey of the monogenoids of 14 species of common fishes associated with the local coral reefs of the Ras Mohammed National Park, National Parks of Egypt South Sinai Sector, Egypt, was carried out from May 2003 to May 2005. The monogenoids collected during the survey included 17 species: 8 previously described species, 7 new species in established genera, and 2 new species belonging to new genera.</p></abstract>

A parasitological survey of the monogenoids of 14 species of common fishes associated with the local coral reefs of the Ras Mohammed National Park, National Parks of Egypt South Sinai Sector, Egypt, was carried out from May 2003 to May 2005. The monogenoids collected during the survey included 17 species: 8 previously described species, 7 new species in established genera, and 2 new species belonging to new genera.

Monogenoidean parasites of fishes associated with coral reefs in the Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt: preliminary results

Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy

Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Idaho State University, Campus Box 8090, Pocatello, Idaho, 83209, USA

Helminthologia

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A parasitological survey of the monogenoids of 14 species of common fishes associated with the local coral reefs of the Ras Mohammed National Park, National...

Monogenoidean parasites of fishes associated with coral reefs in the Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt: preliminary results

Published Online: Jun 01, 2007

Page range: 76 - 79

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-007-0007-7

Keywords
Monogenoidea, Ras Mohammed National Park, Red Sea, Egypt

© 2007 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Monogenoidean parasites of fishes associated with coral reefs in the Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt: preliminary results

Published Online: Jun 01, 2007

Page range: 76 - 79

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-007-0007-7

KeywordsMonogenoidea, Ras Mohammed National Park, Red Sea, Egypt

© 2007 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Monogenoidea, Ras Mohammed National Park, Red Sea, Egypt