Infestation of Probopyrus sp. on Macrobrachium lanchesteri from Sungai Chalok and Sungai Nyatoh, Terengganu, Malaysia
2017
Mohd Azmi Ambak | Sandra Catherine Zainathan | Najiah Musa | Mazlan Abd Ghaffar | Marina Hassan | Faizah Mohd Sharoum | Mohd Badrul Mohd Khairul Sahimi | Nur Amanina Hamdan | Mohd Effendy Abd Wahid | Syafiqah Md Nadzir | Mohd Ihwan Zakariah
The bopyrid isopod Probopyrus sp. is a common ectoparasite of Macrobrachium lanchesteri from Sungai Chalok and Nyatoh. A total of 1263 prawns were examined and only 38 prawns were infested by Probopyrus sp. There was no infestation of more than one bopyrid. The infestation was considered low (3.0%) from both rivers. However, prawn from Sungai Nyatoh showed higher infestation (4.61%) compared to Chalok river, 1.42%. The colour of cyst showed the stages of the eggs maturity such as light yellow, yellow, orange and dark orange. This present study showed the status of the Probopyrus sp. on M.lanchesteri from both rivers, Sungai Chalok and Nyatoh in Setiu.
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