First record of Gordius sp. (Nematomorpha: Gordioidea) from Balıkesir Province, Turkey

Authors : Veli ÇIRAK, Andreas SCHMİDTRHAESA, Kader YILDIZ

Pages : 10-12

Doi:10.30782/jrvm.1036422

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Publication Date : 2022-07-26

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :The nematode phylum Nematomorpha contains organisms which are also known as horsehair worms or Gordian worms. We report here a male specimen of Gordian worm from a horse farm in Balıkesir province, Turkey. The body of the specimen was brown in color and the length was about 38 cm. After fixed in ethyl alcohol insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(80%); scanning electron microscopic insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SEM); observations were carried out. Based on macroscopic and SEM findings the specimen was identified as Gordius sp.. As merely little data is available on these organisms in Turkey, our finding will contribute to the existing knowledge in terms of the local diversity of this taxon.
Keywords : Gordian worm, scann, ing electron microscopy, Turkey