<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> A total of thirty-one Anatolian Lizard, Apathya cappacocica, samples from several provinces of Eastern and South-Eastern Turkey were examined for helminths. Two species of Nematoda, including Spauligodon atlanticus, Skrjabinodon medinae; two species of Cestoda, including Mesocestoides sp. tetrahydia and Oochoristica tuberculata and one species of Acanthocephala, Centrorhynchus sp. were found. This is the first helminth record of A. cappodocica from Turkey. A. cappadocica represents a new host record for each of the parasite species. S. atlanticus is reported from Turkey for the fi rst time.</p></abstract>

A total of thirty-one Anatolian Lizard, Apathya cappacocica, samples from several provinces of Eastern and South-Eastern Turkey were examined for helminths. Two species of Nematoda, including Spauligodon atlanticus, Skrjabinodon medinae; two species of Cestoda, including Mesocestoides sp. tetrahydia and Oochoristica tuberculata and one species of Acanthocephala, Centrorhynchus sp. were found. This is the first helminth record of A. cappodocica from Turkey. A. cappadocica represents a new host record for each of the parasite species. S. atlanticus is reported from Turkey for the fi rst time.

The helminth fauna of Apathya cappadocica (Werner, 1902) (Anatolian Lizard) (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Turkey

Uludag University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Nilüfer, Bursa, Turkey

Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 35160, Buca-İzmir, Turkey

Aksaray University, Güzelyurt Vocational School, Department of Plant and Animal Production, 68500, Güzelyurt/Aksaray, Turkey

Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Education, Department of Biology, 35160, Buca-İzmir, Turkey

Helminthologia

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A total of thirty-one Anatolian Lizard, Apathya cappacocica, samples from several provinces of Eastern and South-Eastern Turkey were examined for helminths....

The helminth fauna of Apathya cappadocica (Werner, 1902) (Anatolian Lizard) (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Turkey

Publicado en línea: 26 nov 2015

Páginas: 310 - 315

Recibido: 28 may 2015

Aceptado: 04 jun 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0049

Palabras clave
Nematoda, Cestoda, Acanthocephala, Anatolian lizard, Apathya cappadocica, Turkey

© 2015

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

The helminth fauna of Apathya cappadocica (Werner, 1902) (Anatolian Lizard) (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Turkey

Publicado en línea: 26 nov 2015

Páginas: 310 - 315

Recibido: 28 may 2015

Aceptado: 04 jun 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0049

Palabras claveNematoda, Cestoda, Acanthocephala, Anatolian lizard, Apathya cappadocica, Turkey

© 2015

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

Palabras clave
Nematoda, Cestoda, Acanthocephala, Anatolian lizard, Apathya cappadocica, Turkey