Helminth parasites of the caucasian parsley frog, pelodytes caucasicus, from Turkey

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2009-07

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Helminthological Soc Washington

Abstract

Fifty-four Caucasian parsley frogs, Pelodytes caucasicus, from Turkey were examined for helminths in 2005. Found were 1 species of Digenea, Gorgodera cygnoides; 5 species of Nematoda, Agfa tauricus, Aplectana brumpti, Cosmocerea ornata, Oswaldocruzia filifiormis, and Rhabdias bufonis: and 1 species of Acanthocephala, Pseudoacanthocephala caucasicus. Pelodytes caucasicus represents a new host record for each of the parasite species; Agfa tauricas and Pseudoacanthocephala caucasicus are reported from Turkey for the first time.

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Acanthocephala, Caucasian parsley frog, Digenea, Nematoda, Pelodytes caucasicus, Turkey, Oswaldocruzia-filiformis nematoda, Rana-ridibunda, Common toad, Trichostrongyloidea, Fauna, Communities, Molineidae, Lacertidae, Reptilia, Pyrenees, Parasitology, Zoology, Acanthocephalus, Agfa, Anura, Aplectana, Cosmocerca ornata, Gorgodera cygnoides, Nematoda, Oswaldocruzia, Pelodytes caucasicus, Petroselinum crispum, Rhabdias, Vermes

Citation

Yıldırımhan, H. S. vd. (2009). "Helminth parasites of the caucasian parsley frog, pelodytes caucasicus, from Turkey". Comparative Parasitology, 76(2), 247-257.