Helminth fauna of <i>Anatololacerta pelasgiana</i> (Mertens, 1959) (Sauria: Lacertidae) from several localities of south-west part of Türkiye
We present data on helminths harboured by Pelasgian Rock Lizard <i>Anatololacerta pelasgiana</i> (Mertens, 1959) from several localities in Muğla province, Türkiye. Five helminth species (Nematoda) were found in <i>A. pelesgiana</i>: <i>Oswaldocruzia filiformis</i>, <i>Physalopteroides</i> sp., <i>Thubunae</i> sp., <i>Spauligodon cabrerae</i> and <i>Spauligodon aloisei.</i> Overall helminth prevalences were not relatively high for this species [27/44 (61.3 %)]; helminth assemblages from host species were depauperate and dominated by generalist helminths with direct life cycles.
Authors
- Çetin Ilgaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7862-9106)
- Yusuf Kumlutaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1154-6757)
- Sezen Birlik
- Hikmet Sami Yildirimhan
- Kamil Candan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6934-3971)
- Nurhan Sümer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3930-2570)
- Elif Yıldırım Caynak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6794-2527)
- Ecem Büşra Hastürk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2564-8733)
Institutions
- Bursa Uludağ Üni̇versi̇tesi̇ (TR)
- Dokuz Eylül University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Helminthologia
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2024-0035
- Primary Topic
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00