Esin GÜVEN, Rıdvan KİRMAN, Muzaffer AKYÜZ

Scanning Electron Microscopy Images of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) kohlsi from a Wild Goat in Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey

Tick samples were collected from a wild goat (Capra aegagrus) found in Uzundere province of Erzurum, Turkey. Species identification performed based on morphological criteria, and 3 males and 1 female tick were identified as Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) kohlsi. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) used to view the characteristic morphologic features of the ticks. Although previous studies report the presence of R. kohlsi in Turkey and in the world, this study represents the first SEM images of male and female R. kohlsi.

Türkiye’nin Kuzeydoğusunda Bir Yaban Keçisinden Elde Edilen Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) kohlsi’nin Taramalı Elektron Mikroskobu Görüntüleri

Erzurum’un Uzundere ilçesinde bulunan bir yaban keçisinden (Capra aegagrus) kene örnekleri toplandı. Morfolojik kriterlere göre yapılan tür identifikasyonunda, toplanan 3 erkek ve 1 dişi kene Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) kohlsi olarak tanımlandı. Kenelerin karakteristik morfolojik özelliklerini incelemek için taramalı elektron mikroskobu (SEM) kullanıldı. Önceki çalışmalarda R. kohlsi’nin Türkiye ve dünyadaki varlığı bildirilmiş olmakla beraber bu çalışma erkek ve dişi R. kohlsi’nin ilk SEM görüntülerini sunmaktadır.

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