First case of Trichodectes pinguis (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Trichodectidae) on a Bear (Ursus arctos) in Turkey | Zendy

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First case of Trichodectes pinguis (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Trichodectidae) on a Bear (Ursus arctos) in Turkey

Author(s) -

Bilal Dik,

Özlem Orunç Kılınç

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

turkish journal of parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 2146-3077

pISSN - 1300-6320

DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2015.4040

Subject(s) - ursus , biology , zoology , demography , population , sociology

This study was conducted to provide morphological characters of Trichodectes pinguis Burmeister, 1838 that was found on a European brown bear (Ursus arctos Linnaeus) that was found injured in the Van province, eastern Turkey. Three lice specimens were collected from the bear, and they were identified as T. pinguis. The morphological characteristics of this species were provided in this study. T. pinguis was reported for the first time in Turkey.

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