First record of the nonindigenous parasitic copepod Neoergasilus japonicus (Harada, 1930) in Turkey

Soylu E., Soylu M. P.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, vol.36, no.5, pp.662-667, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/zoo-1101-92
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.662-667
  • Keywords: Neoergasilus japonicus, parasitic copepod, nonindigenous species, rudd, Lake Sapanca, ERGASILID COPEPODS, POECILOSTOMATOIDA
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Neoergasilus japonicus (Harada, 1930), a parasitic copepod from the family Ergasilidae (Copepoda, Poecilostomatoida), was observed for the first time in Turkey during a parasitological examination of rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus from Lake Sapanca. The investigation was performed between March 2009 and February 2010, and a total of 132 S. erythrophthalmus were studied at monthly intervals. N. japonicus infection was found from June to November, and during this period the monthly prevalences were 18.2%, 75.0%, 53.8%, 61.5%, 38.5%, and 33.3%, respectively. The average prevalence in female rudd was higher than in males. A total of 467 adult female N. japonicus individuals were collected, and the maximum intensity of infection, 52 specimens of N. japonicus, was found on a single fish in August. The preferred attachment sites of N. japonicus were the anal fin, with 261 individual parasites (55.9%), and the dorsal fin, with 179 (38.3%).