ABSTRACT
The helminth fauna of 113 wild pigeons, (Columba livia Gmelin, 1789), in the Bursa Province was investigated. As a result of the investigation 3 helminth species were detected. These were Capillaria columbae (Gmelin, 1789), Ascaridia columbae (Gmelin, 1790) (Nemathelminthes) and Raillietina echinobothrida (Megnin, 1881) (Cestoda).
Subject(s)
Bird Diseases/parasitology , Columbidae/parasitology , Helminthiasis, Animal/parasitology , Animals , Ascaridia/anatomy & histology , Ascaridia/classification , Ascaridia/isolation & purification , Ascaridiasis/parasitology , Ascaridiasis/veterinary , Capillaria/anatomy & histology , Capillaria/classification , Capillaria/isolation & purification , Cestoda/anatomy & histology , Cestoda/classification , Cestoda/isolation & purification , Cestode Infections/parasitology , Cestode Infections/veterinary , Enoplida Infections/parasitology , Enoplida Infections/veterinary , Female , Male , TurkeyABSTRACT
Twenty-seven tree frogs (Hyla arborea ) were collected from 3 different regions of Turkey from 1995-2000 in order to detect helminths . As a result of our survey, 1 Monogenea species and 2 Nematoda species were found. These are Polystoma skrjabini, Cosmocerca ornata and Oswaldocruzia filiformis. This is the second time Polystoma skrjabini has been recorded for this host, while this is the first time Cosmocerca ornata and Oswaldocruzia filiformis have been recorded for this host.
