Title of article :
Prevalence and intensity of Paradiplozoon homoion (Monogenea: Diplozoidae) from Manyas spirlin, Alburnoides manyasensis, an endemic fish of Turkey: new host and geographical record
Author/Authors :
Aydoğdu N. Balıkesir University - Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences - Department of Hydrobiology - Balıkesir, Turkey , Avenant-Oldewage A. Department of Zoology - University of Johannesburg - Auckland Park - Johannesburg 2006, South Africa , Dos Santos Q.M. Department of Zoology - University of Johannesburg - Auckland Park - Johannesburg 2006, South Africa , Aydoğdu A. Uludag Universty - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Aquatic Animal Diseases - Görükle – Bursa, Turkey
Abstract :
In this study, the occurrence of a parasitic helminth infecting a Turkish endemic fish,
Manyas spirlin, Alburnoides manyasensis from the Nilüfer stream, Bursa, was studied
from winter 2017 to autumn 2018. A total of 46 A. manyasensis were examined for the
presence of the helminth. The helminth was identified as Paradiplozoon homoion
(Monogenea: Diplozoidae) and occurred on the gills of host fish. A total of 115
specimens of P. homoion infected 32 of 46 fish examined, with prevalence and mean
intensity of infection of 69.57% (41.67% in Summer to 90.00% in Winter) and 3.59
(1.00 in Summer to 6.22 in Winter) respectively. Additionally, prevalence and mean
intensity of infection was calculated per seasons, host size and sex. The highest values
for prevalence and intensity of infection were found in winter for P. homoion. To our
knowledge, this is the first ichthyoparasitological study for A. manyasensis in Turkey.
This is also the first record of P. homoion from this host fish and locality.
Keywords :
Paradiplozoon homoion , Alburnoides manyasensis , Infection statistics , Seasonality Monogenea , Manyas spirlin , Turkey
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences
