ABSTRACT
Seven nematodes collected from a crushed turtle were brought to Selçuk University Faculty of Veterinary Parasitology Department. A few of them were transparented in lactophenol approximately for three weeks. After the parasites were cleared, their head regions were examined microscopically in apical and lateral positions. The posterior ends of the samples were also examined to separate male and females. According to the results of the microscopic examinations, it was found that five of seven parasites were female and remain two were male and parasites were identified as Angusticaecum holopterum (Rudolphi, 1819) considering their morphological characteristics.
Keywords: Angusticaecum holopterum, ascarid, nematode, Testudo graeca, turtle
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