Identification of an acanthocephalan recovered from the intestine of Thunnus sp. (local name : tambakol) sold at Tanauan Public Market

• Main Author: Gonzales, Teo Bosco Uy
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1998
• Subjects: Worms; Parasites; Fishes > Infections; Acanthocephala
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1570
• Institution: De La Salle University

One hundred intestines of Thunnus sp. were examined for the presence of intestinal acanthocephalans. The intestines were flushed longitudinally and scraped gently. Twenty specimen were collected. The acanthocephalans obtained were fixed in formalin, washed, dehydrated, stained with Borax Carmine, cl...