Studies on Gastrointestinal Helminth of Three Lacertid Lizard Species, Podarcis Muralis, Podarcis Siculus and Ophisops Elegans (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Bursa, North-Western Turkey

A total of 80 specimens of three species of lacertid Podarcis muralis (39), Podarcis siculus (18) and Ophisops elegans (23) from Bursa were examined for helminths. One species of Digenea, Plagiorchis elegans, 1 species of Cestoda, Mesocestoides sp. (tetrathyridium); and 3 species of Nematoda, Skrjab...

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Autores principales: Yildirimhan, H. S., Sümer, N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sciendo 2019
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Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6818635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31708671
http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/helm-2019-0030
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Sumario:A total of 80 specimens of three species of lacertid Podarcis muralis (39), Podarcis siculus (18) and Ophisops elegans (23) from Bursa were examined for helminths. One species of Digenea, Plagiorchis elegans, 1 species of Cestoda, Mesocestoides sp. (tetrathyridium); and 3 species of Nematoda, Skrjabinodon medinae, Spauligodon saxicolae and Skrjabinelazia hoffmanni were found. The helminths reported in this study are generalist helminths that infect a number of lizards.

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