Turkish Journal of Zoology
DOI
10.3906/zoo-1705-61
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.
Keywords
Brachylaima sp., metacercariae, Monacha samsunensis, Xerolenta obvia, Zebrina detrita, Turkey
First Page
152
Last Page
157
Recommended Citation
ISMAIL, FATMA MOHAMED ABDUALRAZIG KHALIFA and GÜRELLİ, GÖZDE
(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: Vol. 42:
No.
1, Article 20.
https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1705-61
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol42/iss1/20
