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
Fifty-three marsh frogs, Rana ridibunda, that were collected during the period from 1998 to 2004 from 4 different regions of Turkey and variable extended localities, were examined for helminths. As a result of our study 16 species of metazoan parasites were found. These included 9 Digenea, 4 Nematoda, 2 Acanthocephala and 1 Hirudinea. Pleurogenoides stromi, Cosmocerca ornata, Neoxsyomatium brevicaudatum, Oswaldocruzia filiformis, Eustrongylides excicus and Centrorhynchus spp. were detected. This is the first time that Rana ridibunda has been reported in Turkey.
