Metazoan parasites of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from the Koycegiz-Dalyan estuarine channel system, Turkey

Metazoan parasites of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) were investigated between December 2009 and March 2010 in the Koycegiz-Dalyan estuarine channel system in Turkey. A total of 73 A. anguilla were examined. In two fish (2.7%), no parasites were found. In the others, eight parasite species were fo...

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Main Authors: Erdogan, F., Colak, S. Ozesen, Erdogan, M., Soylu, E.
Other Authors: Marmara Üniversitesi ,, 52632
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Toprak ve Su Muhafazası ve Amenajmanı
Su Hasadı
Su Ürünleri
Ziraat
Toprak ve Bitki Besleme
Tarımsal Bilimler
DENİZ VE TATLISU BİYOLOJİSİ
Tarım ve Çevre Bilimleri (AGE)
Bitki ve Hayvan Bilimleri
BALIKÇILIK
Anguilla anguilla
European eel
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/79410
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Summary:Metazoan parasites of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) were investigated between December 2009 and March 2010 in the Koycegiz-Dalyan estuarine channel system in Turkey. A total of 73 A. anguilla were examined. In two fish (2.7%), no parasites were found. In the others, eight parasite species were found: Pseudodactylogyrus anguillae, Digenea gen. sp., Bucephalus anguillae, Acanthocephalus clavula, Anguillicoloides crassus, Tetraphyllidea gen. sp., Ergasilus gibbus and Ergasilus lime. Most of the eels had two (37.0% of eels), three (31.5%) or one (15.1%) parasite species. Prevalence and mean intensity of the parasite species were: P. anguillae, 82.2%, 24.6; E. gibbus, 52.1%, 4.0; A. crassus, 39.7%, 3.3; E. lizae, 26.0%, 3.4; B. anguillae, 15.1%, 7.5; Digenea gen. sp., 11.0%, 9.0; A. clavula, 6.8%, 1.8; and Tetraphyllidea gen. sp., 1.4%, 3.0, respectively. P. anguillae and B. anguillae are new records for Turkey.

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