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First Report of Pennella balaenopterae Koren and Danielssen, 1877 (Copepoda: Pennelidae) from Turkey
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Original Investigation
VOLUME: 31 ISSUE: 3
P: 239 - 241
September 2007

First Report of Pennella balaenopterae Koren and Danielssen, 1877 (Copepoda: Pennelidae) from Turkey

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2007;31(3):239-241
Erdoğan ÇİÇEK 1
Ahmet ÖKTENER 2
Osman Bahadır ÇAPAR 3
1. Gaziantep University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Sahinbey, Gaziantep
2. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Directorate of Protection and Control of İstanbul, Department of Aquatic Products, Erenköy, İstanbul, Türkiye
3. Çukurova University, Administrate of Computing, Adana, Türkiye
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Received Date: 22.01.2007
Accepted Date: 28.02.2007
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ABSTRACT

A parasitic copepod, Pennella balaenopterae Koren and Danielssen, 1877 (Copepoda: Pennelidae), has been reported from the fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus (Cetacaea: Mysticeti), which was found dead on the Avluk beach (Yumurtalik seaport, Iskenderun Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey) in 6 May, 2002. This is the first report of Pennella balaenopterae in the Turkish seas.

Keywords:
Balaenoptera, parasitic copepod, Pennella, Mediterranean Sea
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