Taxonomic notes on Polyacanthorhynchus kenyensis (Acanthocephala: Polyacanthorhynchidae) from Lake Naivasha, Kenya

J Parasitol. 1995 Feb;81(1):76-9.

Abstract

The original description of Polyacanthorhynchus kenyensis Schmidt and Canaris, 1967 from 2 species of fish in Lake Naivasha, Kenya was primarily based on measurements of 2 male cystacanths. That description is herein emended based on the availability of a larger number of immature worms of both sexes obtained from the freshwater teleosts Orechromis leucostictus, Tilapia zillii (new paratenic host records), and Micropterus salmoides. A secretory function for the apical organ is suggested.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acanthocephala / classification*
  • Acanthocephala / ultrastructure
  • Animals
  • Bass / parasitology
  • Female
  • Fish Diseases / parasitology*
  • Fresh Water
  • Helminthiasis / parasitology
  • Helminthiasis, Animal*
  • Kenya
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Perciformes / parasitology*
  • Tilapia / parasitology