The Seasonal Distribution of Bream Fish (Abramis brama L. 1758) Helminthes Parasites Living in Terkos Lake

Authors : Murat DEMİRTAŞ, Ahmet ALTINDAĞ

Pages : 12-18

Doi:10.18016/ksujns.48890

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Publication Date : 2011-10-28

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :The aim of this study to determine the seasonal distribution of helminthes of bream fish ( Abramis brama L. 1758) fauna in Terkos Lake from September 2009 to August 2010. During the study examined 161 fish rudd, Dactylogyrus sphyrna and Dactylogyrus distinguendus from Monogenia , Diplostomum spathaceum metacerceria from Digenia, Ligula intestinalis plerocercoid from Cestoda and Piscicola geometra from Hirudinea were parasited. 87% with 124 fish recorded the highest infection D. sphyrna summer, D. distinguendus autumn with 80 fish recorded the highes infection 58%, D. spathaceum metacerceria autumn with 138 fish recorded the highes infection 94%, 34% L. intestinalis plerocercoid in infection with 38 fish recorded the highest recorded in the spring and P. geometra 13 fish the spread of infection showed the highest with 14% in spring seasons.
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