The helminth community of the agile frog, rana dalmatina bonaparte, 1839 (Anura: Ranidae) collected from Northwest of Turkey

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2009-09

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Walter De Gruyter

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A total of 33 agile frogs (Rana dalmatina) were collected from 7 localities in Edirne, Bursa and AdapazarA +/- Provinces (Northwest of Turkey), between 1987-2007 and examined for the first time for helminths. R. dalmatina harbored one species of Monogenea (Polystoma sp.), 3 species of Digenea (Diplodiscus subclavatus, Pleurogenoides medians, and Pleurogenes claviger), 4 species of Nematoda (Rhabdias bufonis, Oswaldocruzia filiformis, Cosmocerca ornata, and Oxysomatium brevicaudatum) and one species of Acanthocephala (Acanthocephalus ranae). All helminths represent new host records for Rana dalmatina in Turkey.

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Agile frog, Helminth, Rana dalmatina, Turkey, Uludag frog, Banded frog, Tree frog, Parasites, Macrocnemis, Parasitology, Zoology, Acanthocephalus, Acanthocephalus ranae, Anura, Cosmocerca ornata, Diplodiscus subclavatus, Monogenea, Nematoda, Oswaldocruzia filiformis, Pleurogenes claviger, Pleurogenoides medians, Polystoma, Rana dalmatina, Ranidae, Rhabdias bufonis, Vermes

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Düşen, S. vd. (2009). "The helminth community of the agile frog, rana dalmatina bonaparte, 1839 (Anura: Ranidae) collected from Northwest of Turkey". Helminthologia, 46(3), 177-182.