[The occurrence of the hindgut ciliate Blepharocorys curvigula (Ciliophora: Blepharocorythidae) from horses (Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758) in the vicinity of Izmir].
Blepharocorys curvigula Gassovsky, 1919 found in the intestine of domestic horses (Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758), living in the vicinity of Izmir was investigated. It was seen in nine of the thirteen horses examined (69%). This study reports the presence of Blepharocorys curvigula in the intestine of Equids for the first time in Turkey. Specimens were found to be similar to the original descriptions on the basis of morphological characters and biometric data.
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Ege Universitesi, Fen Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Zooloji Anabilim Dali, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey. ggurelli@yahoo.com
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Bayram
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D000818:Animals; D016798:Ciliophora / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016770:Ciliophora Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006736:Horses; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology