Nematode and acanthocephalan parasites of marine fish of the eastern Black Sea coasts of Turkey

Authors : Yahya TEPE, Mehmet Cemal OĞUZ

Pages : 753-760

Doi:10.3906/tar-1203-29

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A total of 625 fish belonging to 25 species were sampled from the coasts of Trabzon, Rize, and Artvin provinces and examined parasitologically. Two acanthocephalan species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Neoechinorhynchus agilis in Liza aurata; Acanthocephaloides irregularis in Scorpaena porcus); and 4 nematode species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hysterothylacium aduncum in Merlangius merlangus euxinus, Trachurus mediterraneus, Engraulis encrasicholus, Belone belone, Caspialosa sp., Sciaena umbra, Scorpaena porcus, Liza aurata, Spicara smaris, Gobius niger, Sarda sarda, Uranoscopus scaber, and Mullus barbatus; Anisakis pegreffii in Trachurus mediterraneus; Philometra globiceps in Uranoscopus scaber and Trachurus mediterraneus; and Ascarophis sp. in Scorpaena porcus); were found in the intestines of their hosts. The infection rates, hosts, and morphometric measurements of the parasites are listed in this paper.
Keywords : Key words Turkey, Black Sea, nematode, Acanthocephala, teleost