Report on the monogenean Cyclocotyla bellones and three cymothoids parasitizing two fish species from the Aegean Sea coasts of Turkey.
In this paper, three separate instances of an association between an ectoparasite, Cyclocotyla bellones (Otto, 1821) (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) and ectoparasitic isopods have been reported for the first time from the Aegean Sea coasts of Turkey. The isopods were all of the family Cymothoidae: Ceratothoa oestroides, C. parallela, Emetha audouini.
Solak
Kemal
K
Gazi University, Education School, Department of Education of Biology, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey. ksolak@gazi.edu.tr
Oktener
Ahmet
A
Trilles
Jean-Paul
JP
Solak
Cüneyt Nadir
CN
D000818:Animals; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D033321:Isopoda / Q000145:classification*; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015995:Prevalence; D012623:Seawater; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology