title: Five ectoparasites from Turkish fish.
abstract: Five ectoparasites were collected during the period of 2002-2005 from fish of Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea and inland waters of Turkey: Four crustaceans [Ergasilus mosulensis and Pennella instructa (Copepoda), Ceratothoa steindachneri (Isopoda) and Argulus foliaceus (Branchiura)] and one Annelida (Piscicola geometra) were found. The species, E. mosulensis, P. instructa and C. steindachneri have been reported for first time in Turkish waters, and A. foliaceus and P. geometra for the time from the Cavuşçu Lake.
authors.affiliation: Tarim Il Müdürlüğü, Koruma ve Kontrol Sube Müdürlüğü, Bağdat Caddesi, Erenköy Istanbul, Turkey. ahmetoktener@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oktener
authors.forename: Jean Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Trilles
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Leonardos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D033341:Arguloida / Q000145:classification; D002347:Carps / Q000469:parasitology; D033342:Copepoda / Q000145:classification; D003445:Crustacea / Q000145:classification*; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes; D033321:Isopoda / Q000145:classification; D007865:Leeches / Q000145:classification*; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000469:parasitology