Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Animal Sciences
A Survey On Infection Of Turcinoemacheilus Kosswigi, First Record Of The Genus Procamallanus (Nematoda: Camallanidae) From Iran, Fatemeh Tajbakhsh, Kiavash Golzarianpour, Asghar Abdoli
A Survey On Infection Of Turcinoemacheilus Kosswigi, First Record Of The Genus Procamallanus (Nematoda: Camallanidae) From Iran, Fatemeh Tajbakhsh, Kiavash Golzarianpour, Asghar Abdoli
Turkish Journal of Zoology
The present study was conducted to identify the parasitic infection of the nemacheilid loach, Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi, in 5 rivers of the Tigris basin in Iran, from July 2007 to August 2008. Extracted from 43 fish specimens were 3 parasitic species: metacercaria of Posthodiplostomum cuticola (Digenea: Diplostomatidae) in the skin, fins, gills, and muscles; Allocreadium sp. (Digenea: Allocreadidae) and Procamallanus sp. (Nematoda: Camallanidae) in the intestine. Prevalence and mean intensity of parasitic infection were: 100%, 33 for the river Khoramroud; 12.5%, 1 for the river Hana; 50%, 1 for the river Kakareza; and 16.6%, 1 for the river Shalamzar. Specimens of …
First Record Of Eudiaptomus Gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1863) (Copepoda: Diaptomida) In The Inland Waters Of Turkey, Ahmet Bozkurt, Şenol Akin
First Record Of Eudiaptomus Gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1863) (Copepoda: Diaptomida) In The Inland Waters Of Turkey, Ahmet Bozkurt, Şenol Akin
Turkish Journal of Zoology
The Calanoid copepod Eudiaptomus gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1863) is recorded from Turkish inland waters for the first time. Males and females of Eudiaptomus gracilis were consistently found during 6 sampling periods in the Yeşilırmak River. The species was collected from the Yeşilırmak River and Suat Uğurlu and Hasan Uğurlu dam lakes in the Black Sea region and detailed descriptions of both sexes are given.