First report of Eimeria sardinae (Apicomplexa: Coccidia) from the Turkish coast of the Black Sea

Karadeniz'in Sinop kıyılarından Mayıs 2011 - Mayıs 2013 tarihleri arasında yakalanan mezgit balığının, Merlangius merlangus L., 1758, parazitleri araştırıldı ve incelenen 530 adet balıktan Mart 2012 tarihinde yakalanan 1 adedinin barsak içeriğinde çok sayıda Eimeria sardinae (Thélohan, 1890) Reichenow, 1921 ookistinin varlığı belirlendi. Bu parazit türü ne Karadeniz'in Türkiye kıyılarında ne de mezgit balığında daha önce bildirilmedi. Dolayısıyla bu tür Türkiye parazit faunası için yeni bir kayıttır, fakat mezgit balığı bu tür için gerçek bir konak olmayabilir. Mezgit balığının bağırsak içeriğinde bulunan E. sardinae ookistleri bu parazitin konağı olduğu bilinen ve mezgit balığının doğal besinini oluşturan Sprattus sprattus ya da Engraulis encrasicolus gibi avlar ile alınmış olabilir

Eimeria sardinae (Apicomplexa: Coccidia) türü parazitin Karadeniz’in Türkiye kıyısından ilk bildirimi

Whiting Merlangius merlangus L., 1758 collected from the Black Sea coasts of Sinop, Turkey, during May 2011 – May 2013 period were examined for parasites and one of 530 examined fish specimens caught in March 2012 had numerous oocysts of Eimeria sardinae (Thélohan, 1890) Reichenow, 1921 in its intestinal content. The parasite has not been reported previously from the Turkish Black Sea coasts as well as from this fish. Hence this is a new record for the Turkish parasite fauna. Nevertheless, whiting might not be a true host of this parasite. E. sardinae oocysts found in the intestine content of whiting might have come from natural preys such as Sprattus sprattus or Engraulis encrasicolus that are known host of this parasite

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