Turkish Journal of Zoology
Abstract
This study investigated the prevalence of infection, and some of its morphological features, of the land snails Xerolenta obvia, Zebrina detrita, and Monacha samsunensis (Mollusca: Pulmonata) by metacercariae of Brachylaima sp. (Trematoda: Brachylaimidae) in Kastamonu, Turkey. The land snails were collected in spring and autumn. The prevalence rates of infection by metacercariae of Brachylaima sp. were 5.74%, 1.68%, and 17.35% in X. obvia, Z. detrita, and M. samsunensis, respectively. This study reports for the first time the natural occurrence of Brachylaima sp. unencysted metacercariae in the hepatopancreas of these three land snails.
DOI
10.3906/zoo-1705-61
Keywords
Brachylaima sp., metacercariae, Monacha samsunensis, Xerolenta obvia, Zebrina detrita, Turkey
First Page
152
Last Page
157
Recommended Citation
ISMAIL, F. M, & GÜRELLİ, G (2018). Natural infection of the land snails Xerolenta obvia, Zebrina detrita, and Monacha samsunensis by Brachylaima sp. metacercariae in Kastamonu, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 42 (1): 152-157. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1705-61
