Rengganis Tora Diva Sephira, Yuni Apriyanti, Widowati Budijastuti, Kartika Dewi
Paddy frog (Fejervarya cancrivora) is one of the leading choices as export commodities in aquaculture businesses in Indonesia. However, the increasing consumption of frog has raised concerns regarding the presence of parasitic worms in frogs. Unfortunately, the studies on helminth parasites in Indonesia, especially nematodes in frogs are still limited. We conducted a study to identify the species of nematodes parasitizing F. cancrivora. In this research, 100 individuals of F. cancrivora from Leuwiliang, Bogor were observed for the presence of nematodes. The nematodes found were preserved in 70% alcohol and identified using a light microscope and a scanning electron microscope. Data on morphology, prevalence, and intensity of each nematode species was recorded. The Spearman correlation test was used to assess the correlation between sex and host body weight with the number of nematodes. In this study, we recorded four nematode species, i.e. Chabaudus sp. (68%), Rhabdias sp. (19%), Ascarididae gen. sp. (15%), and Cosmocerca ornata (2%). The results showed that there was no correlation between sex and host body weight with the number of nematodes. © 2024, BIOFLUX SRL. All rights reserved.
Department of Biology, Faculty Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Surabaya State University, Jl. Ketintang, East Java, Surabaya, 60231, Indonesia; Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km. 46, West Java, Cibinong, 16911, Indonesia
