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Helminth parasites of yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis (charadriiformes) from Bursa, Turkey

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2022-12-01

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Poyraz, Emine
BİRLİK, SEZEN
Yıldırımhan, Hikmet Sami
Sümer, Nurhan
Girişgin, Ahmet Onur

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Helminthological Soc Washington

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The yellow-legged gull, Larus michahellis, is a common gull that exists in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Their broad diet makes them especially susceptible to a variety of helminths. We conducted a survey of intestinal helminths of L. michahellis to determine the diversity of intestinal parasites. Thirty-five yellow-legged gulls were necropsied, and helminths were examined via light microscopy. Twenty-three of 35 (65%) of hosts examined were infected with the following helminths: 6 Digenea species (Acanthotrema armata, Brachylaima aspersae, Cryptocotyle lingua, Diplostomum spathaceum, Knipowitschiatrema sp., and Stephanoprora denticulata); 5 Cestode species (Alcotaenia microcantha, Diphyllobothrium dentriticum, Microsomacanthus ductilis, Monopylidium galbulae, and Tetrabothrius erostris); and 2 Nematode species (Contracaecum rudolphii and Synhimanthus sp.). Herein, the intestinal parasite diversity of yellow-legged gulls from Turkey is reported, and new geographical records are documented.

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Fauna, Communities, Cachinnans, Galicia, Yellow-legged gull, Larus michahellis, Helminths, Distribution, Turkey, Science & technology, Life sciences & biomedicine, Zoology, Parasitology

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