The article presents the comparative analysis of helminth fauna sympatric bat species, Myotis mystacinus and M. brandtii (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), in Samarskaya Luka National Park (Russia). Twelve species parasites were recorded both 2005–2007, including nine Trematoda, one Cestoda, two Nematoda. All these 12 noted brandtii. included a slightly depleted parasite being represented by seven...

Over the past 80 years, tilapia have been translocated globally for aquaculture; active production is recorded in >124 countries. Of 7 million tonnes of produced aquaculture, 79% from 79 countries outside natural range tilapia. Capture fisheries account a further 723,627 tilapia, and >47% this landed established invasive populations Africa. Tilapias host rich fauna parasites, many which with th...

The paper reviews all the reports concerning parasitic fauna of three species carps cultured in Al-Furat fish farm, Babylon province, mid Iraq. These fishes included common carp (Cyprinus carpio), grass (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and silver (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) as well mullet (Liza abu) found same farm. 60 valid parasite species: ten protozoans, myxozoans, 29 monogeneans, one trematode,...

Disease-mediated threats posed by exotic species to native counterparts are not limited to introduced parasites alone, since exotic hosts frequently acquire native parasites with possible consequences for infection patterns in native hosts. Several biological and geographical factors are thought to explain both the richness of parasites in native hosts, and the invasion success of free-living e...