Ceratothoa oestroides (Risso, 1826) (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) in black seabream from the Northern Aegean Sea

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VOLUME: 33 ISSUE: 2

P: 188 - 190

June 2009

Ceratothoa oestroides (Risso, 1826) (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) in black seabream from the Northern Aegean Sea

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2009;33(2):188-190

Sami GÖKPINAR ¹

Ediz Kağan ÖZGEN ²

Kader YILDIZ ¹

1. Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Kırıkkale, Türkiye

2. Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Öğrencisi Kırıkkale, Türkiye

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Received Date: 03.11.2008

Accepted Date: 26.02.2009

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ABSTRACT

Ceratothoa oestroides (Risso, 1826), is an ectoparasite found in a variety of fish species. This parasite was detected on caudal pedoncule of black seabram (Spondyliosoma cantharus) hunted in Balıkesir. This is the first report of C. oestroides in the black seabram (Spondyliosoma cantharus).

Keywords:

Ceratothoa oestroides, Cymothoidae, Isopoda, black seabream, Spondyliosoma cantharus, Turkey