First case of Trichodectes pinguis (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Trichodectidae) on a Bear (Ursus arctos) in Turkey
PubMed: 26809920 This study was conducted to provide morphological characters of Trichodectes pinguis Burmeister, 1838 that was found on a European brown bear (Ursus arctos Linnaeus) that was found injured in the Van province, eastern Turkey. Three lice specimens were collected from the bear, and th...
Published in: | Turkish Journal of Parasitology |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2015
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/32817 https://doi.org/10.5152/tpd.2015.4040 |
Summary: | PubMed: 26809920 This study was conducted to provide morphological characters of Trichodectes pinguis Burmeister, 1838 that was found on a European brown bear (Ursus arctos Linnaeus) that was found injured in the Van province, eastern Turkey. Three lice specimens were collected from the bear, and they were identified as T. pinguis. The morphological characteristics of this species were provided in this study. T. pinguis was reported for the first time in Turkey. |
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