[Metazoon parasites of the marsh frog (Rana ridibunda PALLAS 1771; Anura) collected from the different regions in Turkey.].
Fifty-three marsh frogs, Rana ridibunda, that were collected during the period from 1998 to 2004 from 4 different regions of Turkey and variable extended localities, were examined for helminths. As a result of our study 16 species of metazoan parasites were found. These included 9 Digenea, 4 Nematoda, 2 Acanthocephala and 1 Hirudinea. Pleurogenoides stromi, Cosmocerca ornata, Neoxsyomatium brevicaudatum, Oswaldocruzia filiformis, Eustrongylides excicus and Centrorhynchus spp. were detected. This is the first time that Rana ridibunda has been reported in Turkey.
Yildirimhan
Hikmet Sami
HS
Uludağ Universitesi, Fen- Edebiyat Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü. Görükle, Bursa, Turkey.
Karadenız
Ersin
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Gürkan
Erol
E
Koyun
Mustafa
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