Helminth parasites of the Taurus frog, Rana holtzi, and the Uludag frog, Rana macrocnemis, with remarks on the helminth community of Turkish anurans

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2006

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Helminthological Soc Washington

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Fifty-four Rana holtzi and 84 Rana macrocnemis from Turkey were examined for helminths. Rana holtzi harbored 3 species of Digenea (Gorgoderina vitelliloba, Haplometra cylindracea, Opisthioglyphe rastellus) and I species of Nematoda (Cosmocerca ornata). Rana holtzi is a new host record for these helminths. Rana macrocnemis harbored 1 species of Monogenea (Polystoma macrocnemis), 5 species of Digenea (Opisthioglyphe rastellus, Gorgoderina vitelliloba, Haplometra cillindracea, Pleurogenes claviger, Pleurogenoides medians), 3 species of Nematoda (Rhabdias bufonis, Cosmocerca ornata, Oswaldocruzia filiformis), and 1 species of Acanthocephala (Acanthocephalus ranae). Rana macrocnemis represents a new host record for H. cylindracea, O. rastellus, and P. medians.

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Zoology, Parasitology, Turkey, Ranidae, Rana macrocnemis, Rana holtzi, Nematoda, Digenea, Cestoda, Acanthocephala, Fauna, Sauria, Viridis, Pyrenees, Polystomatidae, Trichostrongyloidea, Turkey, Amphibians, Oswaldocruzia-filiformis nematoda, Acanthocephalus, Acanthocephalus ranae, Anura, Cosmocerca ornata, Gorgoderina vitelliloba, Haplometra cylindracea, Monogenea, Nematoda, Opisthioglyphe rastellus, Oswaldocruzia filiformis, Pleurogenes claviger, Pleurogenoides medians, Polystoma, Rana holtzi, Rana macrocnemis, Rhabdias bufonis, Vermes

Citation

Yıldırımhan, S. H. vd. (2006). ''Helminth parasites of the Taurus frog, Rana holtzi, and the Uludag frog, Rana macrocnemis, with remarks on the helminth community of Turkish anurans''. Comparative Parasitology, 73(2), 237-248.