The First Record of Two Species of Protozoa: Vorticella globulariaMüller, 1773 and Vorticella costata(Sommer, 1951)fromPlaniliza abu in the Babylon Province, Iraq

Abstract

During the period from November 2015 till the end of March 2016, a total of 218 fish specimens belonging to Planiliza abu   from Euphrates River at Al-Hilla city  and the Babil drainage networkBabylon province were inspected for parasites at Laboratory at the Al-Musaib Technical College. Two Vorticella were recorded for the first time in Iraq from skin and gills of P. abu. These were:Vorticella globulariaMüller, 1773 and  Vorticella costata(Sommer, 1951). The description and measurement of this parasite as well as their measurements  were given