Helminth infections in common carp, Cyprinus carpio L., 1758 (Cyprinidae) from Kovada Lake (Turkey)

Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2007;31(3):232-6.

Abstract

The aim of this study which was carried out from March 2003-February 2004 was to determine the parasites of carp (Cyprinus carpio L., 1758) inhabiting the Kovada Lake. During the study, a total of 63 common carps were caught in different regions of Kovada Lake each month and investigated parasitologically. In carps, the ectoparasite, Dactylogyrus minutus of Monogenea, was found and endoparasites; Bothriocephalus acheilognathi and Caryophyllaeus laticeps of Cestoda were found. The most common parasitic species was Dactylogyrus minutus.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carps / parasitology*
  • Cestoda / classification
  • Cestoda / isolation & purification
  • Cestode Infections / epidemiology
  • Cestode Infections / parasitology
  • Cestode Infections / veterinary*
  • Ectoparasitic Infestations / epidemiology
  • Ectoparasitic Infestations / parasitology
  • Ectoparasitic Infestations / veterinary*
  • Fish Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Fish Diseases / parasitology
  • Fresh Water
  • Gills / parasitology
  • Intestines / parasitology
  • Platyhelminths / classification
  • Platyhelminths / isolation & purification*
  • Trematode Infections / epidemiology
  • Trematode Infections / parasitology
  • Trematode Infections / veterinary*
  • Turkey / epidemiology