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Studies on gastrointestinal helminth of three Lacertid Lizard species, Podarcis muralis, Podarcis siculus and Ophisops elegans (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Bursa, North-Western Turkey

2019; De Gruyter Open; Volume: 56; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2478/helm-2019-0030

ISSN

1336-9083

Autores

Hikmet Sami Yildirimhan, Nurhan Sümer,

Tópico(s)

Helminth infection and control

Resumo

Summary A total of 80 specimens of three species of lacertid Podarcis muralis (39) , Podarcis siculus (18) and Ophisops elegans (23) from Bursa were examined for helminths. One species of Digenea, Plagiorchis elegans , 1 species of Cestoda, Mesocestoides sp. (tetrathyridium); and 3 species of Nematoda, Skrjabinodon medinae, Spauligodon saxicolae and Skrjabinelazia hoffmanni were found. The helminths reported in this study are generalist helminths that infect a number of lizards.

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