Author/Authors :
Öztürk, M. Oğuz Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, ANS Kampüsü - Biyoloji Bölümü, Turkey
Abstract :
In this study, the presences of cestode fauna of fish species (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius gibelio, Barbus plebejus, Capoeta tinca, Chondrostoma nasus, Leuciscus cephalus, Alburnus escherichii) from Lake Dam Kunduzlar, Turkey were investigated between August 2008 and May 2009. In the end of the study, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (50.0%, 2.5±2.3) and Proteocephalus sp. (10.5%, 2.5±1.9) found in intestine of Alburnus escherichii, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (25.0%, 2.0±0.0) in Cyprinus carpio, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (6.2%, 1.0±0.0) and Proteocephalus sp. (6.2%, 1.0±0.0) in Leuciscus cephalus. In addition, minimum-maximum and mean intensity of parasites and infection prevalence were determined using seasonal distribution of the host fish species.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Alburnus , Bothriocephalus , Cyprinus , Leuciscus , Proteocephalus
