[Investigations of ectoparasite fauna of some fish species (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758; Cobitis simplicispinna Hanko, 1924) from Lake Akşehir (Konya)].
In this study, the presence of metazoan ectoparasites on 7 Cyprinus carpio and 90 Cobitis simplicispinna from Lake Aksehir, Turkey were investigated between July 2004 and June 2005. Three parasite species were identified on the host fishes: Gyrodactylus elegans Nordmann, 1832 (42.9%, 293.6+/-482.0 parasite/fish) and Dactylogyrus extensus Mueller and Van Cleave, 1932 (85.7%, 9.8+/-6.8), were found on gills of C. carpio, and Gyrodactylus cobitis Bychowsky, 1933 (68.9%, 15.6+/-18.5) on gills and fins of C. simplicispinna. Of these species, G. cobitis is a new record for parasite fauna of Turkey. In addition, minimum-maximum and mean intensity of parasites and infection prevalence were determined using seasonal data and size distribution of the host fish.
Fatih Ilköğretim Okulu, Cobanlar, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
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Mehmet Oğuz
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D000818:Animals; D002347:Carps / Q000469:parasitology*; D003531:Cypriniformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D005618:Fresh Water; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology