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- Title
Prevalence and intensity of <italic>Allocreadium isoporum</italic> (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) in three endemic species of cyprinids (<italic>Capoeta</italic> spp.) in Turkey, in relation to season, host size and sex.
- Authors
Aydogdu, Ali; Pérez‐Ponce de León, Gerardo; Emre, Yilmaz; Emre, Nesrin; Yabacı, Ayşegül
- Abstract
Summary: Three species of cyprinids, i.e., <italic>Capoeta antalyensis</italic> (<italic>n</italic> = 112), <italic>C. caelestis</italic> (<italic>n</italic> = 99) and <italic>C. angorae</italic> (<italic>n</italic> = 178) were collected from the Anatolian Region of Turkey to carry out this investigation. A total of 389 specimens of <italic>Capoeta</italic> were examined for <italic>Allocreadium isoporum</italic> infections throughout the four different seasons of 2012. The prevalence and mean intensity of infection of <italic>A. isoporum</italic> was investigated in relation to the host species, the seasons across the year, host size, and sex. Two‐hundred and twenty‐two specimens of a trematode identified as <italic>A. isoporum</italic> were found in these fishes. One‐hundred seventy‐eight <italic>C. angorae</italic> were caught, and 70 <italic>A. isoporum</italic> were recorded in 8 of 178 fish examined, with prevalence and mean intensity of infection of 4.49% and 8.7% parasites per infected fish, respectively. In the 112 specimens of <italic>C. antalyensis</italic>, 73 individuals of <italic>A. isoporum</italic> were found, with a prevalence of 19.6% and a mean intensity of 3.3. As for the infection in <italic>C. caelestis</italic>, a total of 79 specimens of <italic>A. isoporum</italic> were found in 17 of the 99 fish examined, with prevalence and mean intensity of infection of 17.1% and 4.6%, respectively. Prevalence and mean intensity values in relation to host size and sex, as well as the seasonality of infections was analyzed and the results were compared with other studies. The trematode <italic>A. isoporum</italic> is reported for the first time parasitising three endemic species of <italic>Capoeta</italic> spp. in Turkey, adding to the knowledge of geographical distribution and host range of this trematode species.
- Subjects
DISEASE prevalence; PUBLIC health; PHENOTYPES; T cells; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 2018, Vol 34, Issue 1, p129
- ISSN
0175-8659
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jai.13515