First report of some parasites from Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819, collected from the Black Sea coast at Sinop
TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, cilt.38, sa.4, ss.486-490, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.3906/zoo-1401-2
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.486-490
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Mytilus galloprovincialis, parasite fauna, Black Sea, Turkey, POLYDORA-CILIATA, SHELL STRENGTH, CRAB
- Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
This is the first study on parasite fauna of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 in Turkish waters. Mussel samples were collected monthly at 3 sampling stations on the coast of Sinop on the Black Sea in the period between August 2012 and July 2013. A total of 1740 mussels were examined for parasites using standard parasitological investigation procedures. The parasites identified included the following: 2 protozoans, Nematopsis legeri (32.12%) and Peniculistoma mytili (6.72%); 1 turbellarian, Urastoma cyprinae (6.32%); 1 trematode, Parvatrema duboisi (4.54%); and 1 polychaeta, Polydora ciliata (2.24%). All identified species are illustrated in figures and constitute new records of Turkish parasite fauna.