Author/Authors :
Gürkan, Ümit Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Doğu Kampüsü - Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi - Biyoloji Bölümü, Turkey , Tekin-Özan, Selda Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Doğu Kampüsü - Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi - Biyoloji Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Helminth Fauna of Chub (Squalius cephalus L.) in Susurluk Creek (Bursa-Balıkesir)
Abstract :
This study was carried out between March 2010-April 2011 aimed to investigate the helminth fauna of Squalius cephalus living in Susurluk Creek.during the study period, totally 140 chubs had been caught monthly. The species analysis had been done by ecto and endo parasites of the fish were investigated. In end of the study, in chubs, Dactylogyrus folkmonovae, Dactylogyrus vistulae and Paradiplozoon megan from Monogenea as ectoparasite, and Eustrongylides sp. from Nematoda as endoparasite had been determined. The most common parasite species in chub specimens infected is Dactylogyrus vistulae (43 specimens, % 30.7). Respectively, this was followed by Dactylogyrus folkmanovae (39 specimens, % 27.8), Paradiplozoon megan (32 specimens, % 22.8) ve Eustrongylides sp. larvae (6 specimens, % 4.28). From these parasites, Eustrongylides sp. is a first record for chub from Turkey.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Susurluk Creek , Leuciscus squalius , endoparasite , ectoparasite , helminth fauna.
JournalTitle :
Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science
