First report of some parasites from Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819, collected from the Black Sea coast at Sinop | Zendy

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First report of some parasites from Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819, collected from the Black Sea coast at Sinop

Author(s) -

Ahmet Özer,

Sevilay Güneydağ

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

turkish journal of zoology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.283

H-Index - 28

ISSN - 1300-0179

DOI - 10.3906/zoo-1401-2

Subject(s) - mytilus , mussel , fauna , black sea , biology , fishery , parasite hosting , mediterranean sea , zoology , mollusca , ecology , mediterranean climate , oceanography , geology , world wide web , computer science

This is the first study on parasite fauna of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 in Turkish waters. Mussel samples were collected monthly at 3 sampling stations on the coast of Sinop on the Black Sea in the period between August 2012 and July 2013. A total of 1740 mussels were examined for parasites using standard parasitological investigation procedures. The parasites identified included the following: 2 protozoans, Nematopsis legeri (32.12%) and Peniculistoma mytili (6.72%); 1 turbellarian, Urastoma cyprinae (6.32%); 1 trematode, Parvatrema duboisi (4.54%); and 1 polychaeta, Polydora ciliata (2.24%). All identified species are illustrated in figures and constitute new records of Turkish parasite fauna

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