Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Abstract
The phylum Acanthocephala contains approximately 1300 acanthocephalan species. So far, only nine acanthocephalan species of wild birds have been reported in Türkiye. To study the context of acanthocephalan diversity in wild birds in Türkiye, we examined 193 birds from 69 species belonging to 16 orders. Acanthocephalans were found in seven bird species: Centrorhynchus aluconis in Buteo buteo and Buteo rufinus, Centrorhynchus spinosus in Buteo buteo and Strix aluco, Mediorhynchus papillosus in Iduna icterina, Mediorhynchus tenuis in Luscinia svecica, Plagiorhynchus cylindraceus in Erithacus rubecula and Turdus merula, Polymorphus contortus in Anas platyrhynchos, and Sphaerirostris turdi in Turdus merula. Except for Plagiorhynchus cylindraceus, the acanthocephalan species mentioned above are documented in these host species for the first time in Türkiye. The reported species were morphologically described, photographed, and illustrated.
DOI
10.55730/1300-0128.4386
Keywords
Acanthocephala, birds, Türkiye
First Page
168
Last Page
178
Publisher
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
ÖZTÜRK, M, & UMUR, Ş (2025). A morphological study on acanthocephalan species from wild birds in northern Türkiye. Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences 49 (4): 168-178. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0128.4386
