Helminth parasites of the Caucasian salamander, Mertensiella caucasica, from Turkey

Yildirimhan H. S., Bursey C., Goldberg S.

COMPARATIVE PARASITOLOGY, cilt.72, sa.1, ss.75-87, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 72 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1654/4152
  • Dergi Adı: COMPARATIVE PARASITOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.75-87
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Monogenea, Digenea, Nematoda, Cestoda, Acanthocephala, Caucasian salamander, Mertensiella caucasica, Turkey, RED-BACKED SALAMANDER, EURYCEA-LUCIFUGA, CAVE SALAMANDER, CAUDATA, PLETHODON, FAUNA, BRACHYCOELIIDAE, TREMATODES, ARKANSAS, CINEREUS
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Seventy-two Caucasian salamanders, Mertensiella caucasica, were collected from 5 localities in Turkey between 1995 and 2001 and examined for helminths. One species of Monogenea, Euzetrema caucasica; 2 species of Digenea, Brachycoelium salamandrae and Opisthioglyphe rastellus; 1 species of Cestoda, Nematotaenia dispar; 4 species of Nematoda, Amphibiocapillaria tritonispunctati, Aplectana acuminata, Cosmocerca longicauda, and Mertensinema iberica; and 1 species of Acanthocephala, Acanthocephalus ranae, were found. One new host record and 6 new locality records are reported.