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<p><italic>Nerocila orbignyi</italic> (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) is reported for the first time on <italic>Mugil cephalus</italic> Linnaeus, 1758 (Pisces, Mugilidae) from Bandırma Bay (the Sea of Marmara, Turkey) during 2020. This paper aims to present the morphological characters of male of <italic>N. orbignyi</italic> from Turkey. Hosts infested with <italic>N. orbignyi</italic> are commented according to taxonomical status (order, families), ecological behaviours (habitat selections, feeding habits, school-solitary), morphological characters (scale types) according to current records. It may be said that <italic>N. orbignyi</italic> has been reported more frequently on fish belonging to the Perciformes order and Mugilidae and Sparidae families. It may also be said that this parasite selects also the fishes with carnivorous, demersal, schools, and migratory character.</p>
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Nerocila orbignyi (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) is reported for the first time on Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (Pisces, Mugilidae) from Bandırma Bay (the Sea of Marmara, Turkey) during 2020. This paper aims to present the morphological characters of male of N. orbignyi from Turkey. Hosts infested with N. orbignyi are commented according to taxonomical status (order, families), ecological behaviours (habitat selections, feeding habits, school-solitary), morphological characters (scale types) according to current records. It may be said that N. orbignyi has been reported more frequently on fish belonging to the Perciformes order and Mugilidae and Sparidae families. It may also be said that this parasite selects also the fishes with carnivorous, demersal, schools, and migratory character.

Host Selectivity of <italic>Nerocila Orbignyi</italic> (Guerin-Meneville, 1832) (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) with a Record of a New Host from the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

Sheep Research Station, Department of Fisheries

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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Host Selectivity of  (Guerin-Meneville, 1832) (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) with a Record of a New Host from the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

Nerocila orbignyi (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) is reported for the first time on Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (Pisces, Mugilidae) from Bandırma Bay (the Sea of...

Host Selectivity of Nerocila Orbignyi (Guerin-Meneville, 1832) (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) with a Record of a New Host from the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

Published Online: Apr 22, 2021

Page range: 37 - 58

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2021-0003

Keywords
Cymothoidae, host selectivity, Sea of Marmara

© 2021 Ahmet Öktener et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Host Selectivity of Nerocila Orbignyi (Guerin-Meneville, 1832) (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) with a Record of a New Host from the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

Published Online: Apr 22, 2021

Page range: 37 - 58

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2021-0003

KeywordsCymothoidae, host selectivity, Sea of Marmara

© 2021 Ahmet Öktener et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Cymothoidae, host selectivity, Sea of Marmara