The incidence of acanthocephala in the intestines of Tilapia spp from Palakpakin Lake, San Pablo City

• Main Author: Saba, Jo Ann Natividad
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1997
• Subjects: Tilapia; Parasites; Worms; Fishes > Parasites; Acanthocephala
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1601
• Institution: De La Salle University

Intestines of 200 Tilapia sp. caught in Palakpakin Lake were examined for the presence of acanthocephala during the months of July to September, 1996. The intestines were cut into shorter segments and flushed with normal saline to remove the parasites. The collected parasites were preserved in 10% f...