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vol-25A LARVAL CESTODE (TRYPANORHYNCHA: GRILLOTIIDAE)
ENCYSTED IN CARANGID FISH FROM THE RED SEA IN
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA.
By
FAWZIA, H. TOlTLA*
* Dep. OfZoology, Grils College ofEducation
P.O. Box 9470, Jeddah,21413. Saudi Arabia
Key words: CESTODE; CARANGID FISH.
ABSTRACI’
Many larval cestodes were found encysted in the body cavity and
mesentry of four species of carangid fish, Carangoides bajad,.
C fulvoguttattus, Caranx sexfasciatus and C melampygus_collected
from Red Sea in Jeddah from June 1998 to May 1999. Prevalences
ofinfection were 47.08%,47.22%,45.83% and 8.33% respectively.
Plerocerci were identified as Pseudogrillotia sp.
(Trypanorhyncha, Grillotiidae). Morphology ofthe scoleces are fully
described The pre~ent study constitutes new hosts and locality
records ofthe parasite.
