TY - JOUR T1 - Occurrence and description of Dactylogyrus sphyrna Linstow, 1878 (Monogenea: Dactylogyride) on the gills of and Iranian endemic fish Leucisucs persidis Coad, 1981 as a new host TT - JF - IFRO JO - IFRO VL - 2 IS - 2 UR - http://jifro.ir/article-1-3181-en.html Y1 - 2000 SP - 71 EP - 76 KW - Dactylogyrus sphyrna KW - New host KW - Freshwater Fish KW - Iran N2 - Leuciscus persidis as Iranian endemic fish in Kaftar lake and its headwaters (Mesopotamian subregion, Kor-Neiriz basin and Shadkam river) has been infected with a species of Dactylogyrus sphyrna. Comparison of collected parasites with Euro-Asian subregion showed that the similarity of them is more than their differences, although a little difference between them was observed. In this paper also introduce of Dactylogyrus sphyrna parasite to the new host is discussed. M3 ER -