Metazoan parasites of brown meagre (Sciaena umbra L. 1758) caught near Gökçeada, Turkey

Authors

AHMET AKMIRZA

DOI

10.3906/vet-1209-35

Abstract

This study was conducted between July 2011 and January 2012 in Gökçeada, 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.

Keywords

Digenea, Nematoda, brown meagre, Sciaena umbra, Gökçeada, Turkey

First Page

299

Last Page

303

Recommended Citation

AKMIRZA, AHMET (2014) "Metazoan parasites of brown meagre (Sciaena umbra L. 1758) caught near Gökçeada, Turkey," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 38: No. 3, Article 12. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1209-35
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol38/iss3/12