title: Endohelminth fauna of the marsh frog Rana ridibunda from Lake Hazar, Turkey.
abstract: In this study, 236 marsh frogs Rana ridibunda collected from Lake Hazar (Elazig, Turkey) at 15 d intervals between March 2001 and February 2002 were examined for endohelminths; of these, 148 (62.71%) frogs were found to be infected with helminths. In total, 9 helminth species (3 trematodes, 5 nematodes and 1 acanthocephalan) were identified. We observed Gorgoderina vitelliloba (prevalence 2.97%) in the urinary bladder, Haematoloechus variegatus (4.66%) and Rhabdias bufonis (8.90%) in the lung, Pleurogenoides medians (1.69%), Oswaldocruzia filiformis (3.81 %) and Acanthocephalus ranae (26.27 %) in the small intestine, Neoxysomatium brevicaudatum (16.95%) and Cosmocercoides sp. (3.39%) in the large intestine, and Eustrongylides excisus (14.41%) in the body cavity and on,the stomach. No helminth was found in the spleen, kidney, gall bladder, liver, heart or muscle. Of the 9 helminth species identified, Acanthocephalus ranae (26.27 %) had the highest prevalence and abundance and Oswaldocruzia filiformis (8.33+/-4.09) had the highest mean intensity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fisheries and Fish Diseases, Faculty of Fisheries, Firat University, 23119 Elazig, Turkey. nsaglam@firat.edu.tr
authors.forename: Naim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saglam
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arikan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006376:Helminths / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D011156:Population Density; D015995:Prevalence; D011895:Rana ridibunda / Q000469:parasitology*; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology