First record of dogielius forceps (monogenea) on capoeta umbla (pisces, cyprinidae) to turkey, from murat river

Abstract

In the present study, the genus Dogielius and Dogielius forceps Bychowsky, 1936 (Monogenea) was identified in branchial filaments of Capoeta umbla (Heckel, 1843) (Pisces: Cyprinidae) caught from Murat River for the first time in Turkish fish parasite fauna. The study carried out monthly between March 2010 - February 2011, and a total number of 80 fish was collected. The distribution of parasitic monogenean prevalance was 37.5%, abundance 1.5 and mean intensity 4. The characteristics of the structure of this parasite species were described and shown in figures. The description and measurements of this parasite were given.