Helminth infections in common carp, Cyprinus carpio L., 1758 (Cyprinidae) from Kovada Lake (Turkey)
Kir, I.; Ozan, S.Tekin.
Turkiye Parazitolojii Dergisi 31(3): 232-236
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1300-6320 PMID: 17918067 Document Number: 607765
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, Doctylogyrus minutus of Monogenea, was found and endoparasites; Bothriocephalus acheilognathi and Caryophyllaeus laticeps of Cestoda were found. The most common parasitic species was Dactylogyrus minutus.