Seasonal variation of Hysterothylacium aduncum (Nematoda: Raphidascarididae) infestation in sparid fishes in the Northeast Mediterranean Sea

Authors

MUSTAFA KALAY
AHMET ERDEM DÖNMEZ
CAFER ERKİN KOYUNCU
ERCÜMENT GENÇ
GÜZİN ŞAHİN

DOI

10.3906/vet-0703-12

Abstract

The presence of a Raphidascarid parasitic nematode Hysterothylacium aduncum (Rudolphi, 1802) in the sparid fish Sparus aurata and Diplodus vulgaris was investigated in this study. A total of 471 individuals (208 Sparus aurata and 263 Diplodus vulgaris) collected for this purpose from the Gulf of Mersin between May 2003 and April 2004 were examined. Seasonal variation in the intensity (MI: mean ± SD) and prevalence (P: %) of the parasite were also determined and the highest P and MI values were found in June 2003 (3.5 ± 0.71 and 8.70%) for S. aurata and March 2004 (4.0 ± 0 and 19.5%) for D. vulgaris.

Keywords

Hysterothylacium aduncum, sparidae, Gulf of Mersin, seasonal variation

First Page

517

Last Page

523

Recommended Citation

KALAY, MUSTAFA; DÖNMEZ, AHMET ERDEM; KOYUNCU, CAFER ERKİN; GENÇ, ERCÜMENT; and ŞAHİN, GÜZİN (2009) "Seasonal variation of Hysterothylacium aduncum (Nematoda: Raphidascarididae) infestation in sparid fishes in the Northeast Mediterranean Sea," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 33: No. 6, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-0703-12
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol33/iss6/10