<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A total of 508 fish specimens belonging to 19 species collected in the coast of Şile region of the Black sea were examined to detect the presence of endohelminths. Of this, 357 (70.27%) were found to be infected with parasites. 15 distinct helminths species were recovered including four species of nematodes, seven digenean species, one species of cestodes and three species of acanthocephalans. It was also determined that the species of nematode Hysterothylacium aduncum was the most common parasite and the most diverse endohelminth fauna was found in Gobius niger and Solea vulgaris, with five species. Furthermore, it should be noted that Capillaria gracilis is reported for the first time from the Turkish coasts. The infection rates, hosts, and parasites are listed in this paper.</p></abstract>

A total of 508 fish specimens belonging to 19 species collected in the coast of Şile region of the Black sea were examined to detect the presence of endohelminths. Of this, 357 (70.27%) were found to be infected with parasites. 15 distinct helminths species were recovered including four species of nematodes, seven digenean species, one species of cestodes and three species of acanthocephalans. It was also determined that the species of nematode Hysterothylacium aduncum was the most common parasite and the most diverse endohelminth fauna was found in Gobius niger and Solea vulgaris, with five species. Furthermore, it should be noted that Capillaria gracilis is reported for the first time from the Turkish coasts. The infection rates, hosts, and parasites are listed in this paper.

Endohelminth fauna of teleost fishes from coasts of Şile region of the Black sea

Helminthologia

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A total of 508 fish specimens belonging to 19 species collected in the coast of Şile region of the Black sea were examined to detect the presence of...

Endohelminth fauna of teleost fishes from coasts of Şile region of the Black sea

Published Online: Sep 30, 2021

Page range: 263 - 270

Received: Oct 19, 2020

Accepted: Mar 10, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0029

Keywords
Acanthocephala, Cestoda, Digenea, Nematoda, Teleosts, Şile

© 2021 B. Aslan Çelİk, M. C. Oğuz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Endohelminth fauna of teleost fishes from coasts of Şile region of the Black sea

Published Online: Sep 30, 2021

Page range: 263 - 270

Received: Oct 19, 2020

Accepted: Mar 10, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0029

KeywordsAcanthocephala, Cestoda, Digenea, Nematoda, Teleosts, Şile

© 2021 B. Aslan Çelİk, M. C. Oğuz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Acanthocephala, Cestoda, Digenea, Nematoda, Teleosts, Şile