Helminth Parasites of the Turkish Smooth Newt, <i>Lissotriton schmidtleri</i> (Raxworthy, 1988) and Balkan Crested Newt, <i>Triturus ivanbureschi</i> Arntzen et Wielstra, 2013 from İzmir, Turkey
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Published:2023-02-17
Issue:1
Volume:30
Page:1-4
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ISSN:1026-2296
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Container-title:Russian Journal of Herpetology
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language:
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Short-container-title:RJH
Author:
Birlik Sezen,Yıldırımhan Hikmet Sami,Olgun Kurtuluş,Avcı Aziz,Üzüm Nazan,Ilgaz Çetin
Abstract
We studied the helminths parasitizing the individuals of the Turkish smooth newt, Lissotriton schmidtleri (n = 60) and the Balkan crested newt, Triturus ivanbureschi (n = 40) collected from two localities in İzmir, Turkey. Of the 100 newts, 20 (20%) were infected. We detected only one species of parasites, Megalobatrachonema terdentatum (Nematoda: Kathlaniidae), with a prevalence of 0.13% and 0.30% in L. schmidtleri and T. ivanbureschi, respectively. Triturus ivanbureschi represents a new host record for M. terdentatum. Also we present new locality records for both hosts and helminth species.
Publisher
Folium Publishing Company
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics