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Studies on Helminth Parasites of the Amphibian, Amietophrynus Maculatus Hallowell,1854In Wilberforce Island, Nigeria Annals of Ecology and Environmental Science Volume 2, Issue 2, 2018, PP 32-35 Studies on Helminth Parasites of the Amphibian, Amietophrynus maculatus hallowell,1854in Wilberforce Island, Nigeria Sunday EtimBassey* and Prosper OyindenyefaTarasele Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa state, Nigeria *Corresponding Author:Sunday EtimBassey, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa state, Nigeria. ABSTRACT This study evaluated the helminth parasites of Amietophrynusmaculatus in Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa state, Nigeria. A total of 29 specimens of Amietophrynusmaculatus were sampled in Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa state, Nigeria between October and December 2016. The specimens were dissected and examined following standard protocol. Results revealed the presence of 3 Classes of helminthes distributed into 2 cestodes, 4 nematodes and 1 trematode. The prevalence for each parasite wasCepaloclamyssp (10.3%), Pentastimidsp (6.89%) (cestodes), Oxyuridsp (6.89%), Applectanamakintoshi(3.44%), (31.0%), Cosmocera ornate (10.3%) (nematodes), and Mesocolium monas (17.2%) (trematoda). The mean intensity of infection were <1 except for Amplicaecumafricanum(7.14) a nematode, and Mesocolium monas (13.86) a trematode. Hence, there is the need for a close study of these parasites to ascertain their level of public health importance with regard to potential transmission to humans that feed on the definite predators of the amphibians. Keywords:Amphibians, Bufonidae, Helminthes parasite, Protozoan; INTRODUCTION Forest Reserve in South Western Nigeria. Some species of amphibian could be potential means Amietophrynusmaculatus is one of the species of through which helminth parasites could be amphibians found in several African countries transmitted among wildlife. According to including Nigeria.Amietophrynusmaculatus, Imasuen et al. (2012), amphibians are preyed which belongs to the Bufonidae family, ismainly upon by some species of wildlife such as birds, referred to Hallowell's toad, the flat-backed snakes, turtles, and reptiles and predatory toad, and the striped toad, and inhabit tropical anurans (viz Hoplobatrachusoccipitalis). Since moist lowland, montane forests, dry and moist this wildlife is a potential source of food to savanna, dry shrubland, lowland grassland, humans, there is the need to assess the parasites freshwater rivers, stream, creeks, creeklets, of amphibians ponds, swamps, canals and ditches (Wikipedia, 2018). Amphibians are host to several heminthic parasites. According to Imasuen et al. (2012), Several studies have been carried out on amphibians in some area in Southern Nigeria anurans are typically definitive hosts to helminth including Southern Eastern region (Akani et al., parasites belonging to the classes Cestoda, 2003), Guinea savanna at New Bussa (Aisien et Monogenea, Trematoda, Nematoda, and al., 2004a), Gelegele Forest Reserve, in South Acanthocephala. Furthermore, the Western Nigeria (Aisien et al., 2009). For helminthparasites of amphibians have also been instance, Aisien et al. (2009) reported the reported from several locations in Nigeria presence of Amietophrynus maculatus, (Aisien et al., 2003, 2004b; 2009; Aisien et al., Hoplobatrachus occipitalis, Aubria subsigillata, 2015; Imasuen et al., 2012) and Sudan Ptychadena longirostris, Ptychadena (Sulieman et al., 2015). Due to the economic oxyrynchus, Ptychadena bibroni, Ptychadena importance of amphibians there is the need to pumilio, Chiromantis rufescens, Leptopelis ascertain the parasites associated with them. hyloides, Hyperolius fusciventris and a Phrynobatrachus species from the Gelegele Hence this study focused onparasites of Annals of Ecology and Environmental ScienceV2 ● I2 ● 2018 32 Studies on Helminth Parasites of the Amphibian, Amietophrynusmaculatus hallowell, 1854) in Wilberforce Island, Nigeria Amietophrynus maculatusin the Wilberforce Prevalence Rate and Mean Intensity of Island, Nigeria. Infection MATERIALS AND METHODS The mean intensity and prevalence rate previously provided by Anderson (1993) and applied by Study Area Aisienet al. (2009) were adopted in this study. Amassoma is situated in the Southern Ijaw The mean intensity of infection was calculated Local Government Area of Bayelsa state. Like for the total host population including the other regions of the state, it lies in the sedimentary uninfected individuals. basin and fishing is major occupation to the Mean intensity of infection indigenous people of the area (Kigigha et al., 푇표푡푎푙 푛푢푚푏푒푟 표푓 푝푎푟푎푠푡푒푠 = 2018; Seiyabohet al., 2017). The town is the 푁푢푚푏푒푟 표푓 ℎ표푠푡 푝푎푟푎푠푡푧푒푑 host community of the Niger Delta University. Probably due to these, business and civil service % Prevalence = 푁푢푚푏푒푟 표푓 ℎ표푠푡 푝푎푟푎푠푡푧푒푑 푏푦 푠푝푒푐푓푐 푝푎푟푎푠푡푒 jobs are the major sources of livelihood of the 푥 100 people of the area. A major tributary of River 푁푢푚 푏푒푟 표푓 ℎ표푠푡 푒푥푎푚푛푒푑 Nun passes through the community which receives several wastes streams resulting from RESULTS AND DISCUSSION human activities in the area (Ogamba et al., In this study, three Classes of helminth parasites 2015; Seiyaboh et al., 2017). Two predominant wereidentified in Amietophrynusmaculatus seasons are observed in the area including wet (Table1). The parasites of season (April to October) and dry season Amietophrynusmaculatus includedPentastimidsp (November to March of the following year). The found in the Lungs and Cepaloclamyssp found atmospheric temperature and relative humidity in the stomach (cestoda), of the area are also similar to the values Amplicaecumafricanumfound in large intestine, previously reported in some locations within the Applectanamakintoshiand Cosmocera ornate Niger Delta region (Izah et al., 2017a-c, 2018). found in the small intestine, Oxyuridsp found in Specimen Collection urinary bladder, small and large intestine (nematoda) and Mesocoliummonasfound in Amietophrynusmaculatus) specimens were urinary bladder, small and large intestine collected within the premises of the Niger Delta (trematoda). The findings in this study are University and Amassoma town using torchlight different from previous works. Aisienet al. between October and December 2016. The (2009) reported 2cestode, 3 monogenean, 6 captured Amietophrynusmaculatus were taken to trematode and 8 nematodeparasites of the laboratory for examination. amphibians in Gelegele Forest Reserve. The authors further reported the presence of Examination of Mesocoeliummonas in the small intestine, Amietophrynusmaculatusparasites Rhabdiasbufonis in the lungs, Applectanasp in The Amietophrynus maculatusspecimens were the stomach and Ascaridoid larvae in the euthanized with soft tissue paper soaked in peritoneal cavity of Amietophrynusmaculatus. chloroform in a dessicator. The Amietophrynus Aisienet al. (2009) reported the presence of maculatussamples were dissected and the Mesocolium monas in Ptychadena bibroni, oesophagus, stomach, liver, lungs, peritoneal Ptychadena longirostris, Aubria subsigillata, cavity, small and large intestine and Amietophrynus maculatus; Cosmocera ornate in urinarybladder were examined. The method rectum of Ptychadena pumilio, Ptychadena previously described by Aisien et al. (2009) was longirostris, Phrynobatrachus sp., Aubria adopted for this study. The nematodes, were subsigillata, and Applectana sp in stomach of fixed in 70% hot ethanol, while the cestodes and Amietophrynus maculatus and Hyperolius trematodes were flattened under a glass cover fusciventris. This variation suggests changes in slip and fixed with 10% formol saline. geographical distribution. Table 2 presents the prevalence and means intensity of parasite Thereafter, the worms were stained with infection in Amietophrynusmaculatus in acatocarmine, dehydrated, cleared in xylene and Wilberforce Island, Nigeria. Cepaloclamyssp then mounted in Canada balsam. While the (10.3%), Pentastimidsp (6.89%) (cestodes), nematodes were cleared in lactosephenol prior to Oxyuridsp (6.89%), examination. 33 Annals of Ecology and Environmental ScienceV2 ● I2 ●2018 Studies on Helminth Parasites of the Amphibian, Amietophrynusmaculatus hallowell, 1854) in Wilberforce Island, Nigeria Applectanamakintoshi(3.44%), The mean intensity of infection were <1 except Amplicaecumafricanum(31.0%), Cosmocera for Amplicaecumafricanum (7.14) a nematode, ornate (10.3%) (nematodes) and Mesocolium and Mesocoliummonas (13.86) a trematode. monas (17.2%) (cedotodes). Table1.Site of parasite infection in Amietophrynus maculatusin Wilberforce Island, Nigeria Parasites class Parasites Site of infection Cestode Pentostimidsp Lungs Cepaloclamyssp Stomach Nematodes Amplicaecumafricanum Large intestine Applectanamakintoshi Small intestine Cosmocera ornate Small intestine Oxyuridsp Urinary bladder, small and large intestine Trematodes Mesocolium monas Urinary bladder, small and large intestine Table2.Prevalence and mean intensity of parasite infection in Amietophrynus maculatusin Wilberforce Island, Nigeria Parasites Total Number that Prevalence Mean Amietophrynusmaculatus host the (%) intensity of examined parasite infection Cepaloclamyssp 29 3 10.3 0.21 Pentastimidsp 29 2 6.89 0.10 Oxyuridsp 29 2 6.89 0.38 Applectanamakintoshi 29 1 3.44 0.10 Amplicaecumafricanum 29 9 31.0 7.14 Cosmocera ornate 29 3 10.3 0.21 Mesocolium monas 29 5 17.2 13.86 Among the nematodes, the prevalence of environmental degradation impacts adversely on Cosmocera ornata in this study is lower than the the species composition
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