Open AccessMetazoan parasites of brown meagre (Sciaena umbra L. 1758) caught near Gökçeada, Turkey
Author(s) -
Ahmet AKMIRZA
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
turkish journal of veterinary and animal sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.233
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1303-6181
pISSN - 1300-0128
DOI - 10.3906/vet-1209-35
Subject(s) - digenea , acanthocephala , isopoda , biology , fauna , parasite hosting , zoology , larva , helminths , ecology , trematoda , crustacean , world wide web , computer science
This study was conducted between July 2011 and January 2012 in Gokceada, Turkey, to determine the metazoan parasite fauna of brown meagre (Sciaena umbra). The metazoan parasite fauna of 53 brown meagre samples was investigated and a total of 7 parasite species (Anoiktostoma coronatum, Paracryptogonimus aloysiae (Digenea), Longicollum pagrosomi (Acanthocephala), Contracaecum fabri (Nematoda), Trachelobdella lubrica (Hirudinea), Nerocila bivittata, and praniza larvae (Isopoda)) were identified. It was determined that Paracryptogonimus aloysiae was the dominant parasite species of brown meagre with the prevalence of 66.04% in this region. Anoiktostoma coronatum and Paracryptogonimus aloysiae were reported for the first time in Turkey.
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