title: Metazoan parasites of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio L., 1758) from Tahtalı Dam Lake (İzmir).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was identification of the parasites of the common carp from Tahtalı Dam Lake.
  
  
  METHODS
  The fish were transported live to the laboratory. They were investigated for ectoparasites and endoparasites. The parasite specimens were fixed and identified.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the study, 47 common carp were caught monthly and 3 species of metazoan parasites were found: Dactylogyrus extensus (Monogenea), Contracaecum sp. larvae (Nematoda) and Lernaea cyprinacea (Crustacea).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The parasite species were new records for Tahtalı Dam Lake. Contracaecum sp. larvae were recorded for the first time from Cyprinus carpio in Turkey.
authors.affiliation: Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü Zooloji Anabilim Dalı, İzmir, Türkiye.
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karakişi
authors.forename: Seda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demir
mesh_terms: D058500:Animal Fins / Q000469:parasitology; D000818:Animals; D017191:Ascaridida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D001199:Ascaridoidea / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002347:Carps / Q000469:parasitology*; D033342:Copepoda / Q000145:classification*; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005618:Fresh Water; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D060106:Lakes; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D014421:Turkey