First analysis of digenean populations in Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810), (Teleostei: Carangidae) from the Algerian Coast: New host record for Lecithocladium excisum (Rudolphi, 1819) Lühe, 1901

First analysis of digenean populations in Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810), (Teleostei: Carangidae) from the Algerian Coast: New host record for Lecithocladium excisum (Rudolphi, 1819) Lühe, 1901

Helminthologia

Volume 62 (2025): Issue 2 (June 2025)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2025-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605

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Language: English

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Submitted on: Jun 19, 2024

Accepted on: Jun 20, 2025

Published on: Sep 30, 2025

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Keywords:

Digenean,

Teleost,

Algerian coastline

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Ecology,

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Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

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