<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Fifty-four <italic>Pelophylax bedriagae</italic> (Levantine Frog) from Turkey (İzmir and Manisa Provinces) were examined for helminth parasites. The frogs were collected between 2012 and 2014 years. Eight species of helminth parasites were recorded: 3 species of Nematoda <italic>(Rhabdias bufonis, Cosmocerca ornata, Oswaldocruzia filiformis)</italic>, 3 species of Digenea <italic>(Diplodiscus subclavatus, Haematoloechus bre-viansa, Gorgoderina vitelliloba)</italic>, 1 species of Acanthocephala <italic>(Acanthocephalus ranae)</italic> and 1 species of Hirudinea <italic>(Hirudo medicinalis). Pelophylax bedriagae</italic> is a new host record for these parasite species.</p></abstract>

Fifty-four Pelophylax bedriagae (Levantine Frog) from Turkey (İzmir and Manisa Provinces) were examined for helminth parasites. The frogs were collected between 2012 and 2014 years. Eight species of helminth parasites were recorded: 3 species of Nematoda (Rhabdias bufonis, Cosmocerca ornata, Oswaldocruzia filiformis), 3 species of Digenea (Diplodiscus subclavatus, Haematoloechus bre-viansa, Gorgoderina vitelliloba), 1 species of Acanthocephala (Acanthocephalus ranae) and 1 species of Hirudinea (Hirudo medicinalis). Pelophylax bedriagae is a new host record for these parasite species.

Helminth parasites of the levantine frog (<italic>Pelophylax bedriagae</italic> Camerano, 1882) from the western part of Turkey

Ege University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey

Uludağ University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Nilüfer, Bursa, Turkey

Helminthologia

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Helminth parasites of the levantine frog ( Camerano, 1882) from the western part of Turkey

Fifty-four Pelophylax bedriagae (Levantine Frog) from Turkey (İzmir and Manisa Provinces) were examined for helminth parasites. The frogs were collected...

Helminth parasites of the levantine frog (Pelophylax bedriagae Camerano, 1882) from the western part of Turkey

Published Online: Feb 02, 2015

Page range: 71 - 76

Received: Jul 21, 2014

Accepted: Oct 29, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0013

Keywords
Nematoda, Digenea, Acanthocephala, Hirudinea

© 2015 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice

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Helminth parasites of the levantine frog (Pelophylax bedriagae Camerano, 1882) from the western part of Turkey

Published Online: Feb 02, 2015

Page range: 71 - 76

Received: Jul 21, 2014

Accepted: Oct 29, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0013

KeywordsNematoda, Digenea, Acanthocephala, Hirudinea

© 2015 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Nematoda, Digenea, Acanthocephala, Hirudinea