Identification of a cestode from Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831) and its potential as bioindicator for aquatic heavy metal pollution

At present, parasites are attracting increasing interest from parasite ecologists as potential indicators of environmental quality because of the variety of ways in which they respond to anthropogenic pollution. However, until recently, little was known about the accumulation of toxins within paras...

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Main Author: Nhi, Tran Thi Yen
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Published: Terengganu: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 2014
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spelling my.umt.ir-30152014-05-18T06:57:32Z Identification of a cestode from Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831) and its potential as bioindicator for aquatic heavy metal pollution Nhi, Tran Thi Yen TD 174 .N4 2012 Nhi, Tran Thi Yen Tesis AKUATROP 2012 Pollution prevention At present, parasites are attracting increasing interest from parasite ecologists as potential indicators of environmental quality because of the variety of ways in which they respond to anthropogenic pollution. However, until recently, little was known about the accumulation of toxins within parasites. Certain parasites, particularly intestinal acanthocephalans and cestodes of fish, can accumulate heavy metals at concentrations that are orders of magnitude higher than those in the host tissues or the environment. Furthermore, a little of helminth parasites have so far been recorded in Malayan freshwater fishes. In a study by Fernando and Furtado (1964), they found one species in Channa striatus and two species in Channa micropeltes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the species of cestodes from Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831) and to evaluate the metal accumulation ability of the cestodes compared to their host as a possible sentinel in monitoring increasing heavy metal pollution in lacustrine environment. 2014-05-18T06:57:32Z 2014-05-18T06:57:32Z 2012-03 Thesis http://dspace.psnz.umt.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/3015 en application/pdf application/pdf Terengganu: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
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topic TD 174 .N4 2012
Nhi, Tran Thi Yen
Tesis AKUATROP 2012
Pollution prevention
spellingShingle TD 174 .N4 2012
Nhi, Tran Thi Yen
Tesis AKUATROP 2012
Pollution prevention
Nhi, Tran Thi Yen
Identification of a cestode from Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831) and its potential as bioindicator for aquatic heavy metal pollution
description At present, parasites are attracting increasing interest from parasite ecologists as potential indicators of environmental quality because of the variety of ways in which they respond to anthropogenic pollution. However, until recently, little was known about the accumulation of toxins within parasites. Certain parasites, particularly intestinal acanthocephalans and cestodes of fish, can accumulate heavy metals at concentrations that are orders of magnitude higher than those in the host tissues or the environment. Furthermore, a little of helminth parasites have so far been recorded in Malayan freshwater fishes. In a study by Fernando and Furtado (1964), they found one species in Channa striatus and two species in Channa micropeltes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the species of cestodes from Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831) and to evaluate the metal accumulation ability of the cestodes compared to their host as a possible sentinel in monitoring increasing heavy metal pollution in lacustrine environment.
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author Nhi, Tran Thi Yen
author_facet Nhi, Tran Thi Yen
author_sort Nhi, Tran Thi Yen
title Identification of a cestode from Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831) and its potential as bioindicator for aquatic heavy metal pollution
title_short Identification of a cestode from Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831) and its potential as bioindicator for aquatic heavy metal pollution
title_full Identification of a cestode from Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831) and its potential as bioindicator for aquatic heavy metal pollution
title_fullStr Identification of a cestode from Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831) and its potential as bioindicator for aquatic heavy metal pollution
title_full_unstemmed Identification of a cestode from Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831) and its potential as bioindicator for aquatic heavy metal pollution
title_sort identification of a cestode from channa micropeltes (cuvier, 1831) and its potential as bioindicator for aquatic heavy metal pollution
publisher Terengganu: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
publishDate 2014
url http://dspace.psnz.umt.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/3015
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