The helminth parasites of the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca (L., 1758) from Bursa, Turkey

YILDIRIMHAN H. S., Güven A., SÜMER N.

Biharean Biologist, cilt.12, sa.1, ss.10-12, 2018 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Dergi Adı: Biharean Biologist
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.10-12
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© Biharean Biologist, Oradea, Romania, 2018.Thirty Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoises, Testudo graeca Linnaeus 1758(eighteen males, twelve females), are collected during 1996 - 2005 from Bursa Province, Turkey and examined for helminths. Seven Nematode species (Atractis dactyluris, Angusticaecum holopterum, Mehdiella microstoma, M. uncinata, Tachygonetria conica, T. dentate, and T. longicollis) were found in digestive system of T. graeca in Turkey. Two new species were also recorded for Turkish T. graeca helmint fauna.