Morphological Identification of Parasites Found in the Stomach Contents of bycaught Striped Dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Turkish Eastern Mediterranean Sea Coast
25th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Cadiz, İspanya, 21 - 23 Mart 2011, ss.278, (Özet Bildiri)
- Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
- Basıldığı Şehir: Cadiz
- Basıldığı Ülke: İspanya
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.278
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
One of the causes for major health problems in marine mammals is parasites in their digestive systems. These parasites are common and result in various pathological disorders such as ulceration, obstructions, gastric and intestinal bleeding in cetaceans. In Turkey there have been studies on feeding ecology of cetaceans but still there is very little information on parasites, including those found in stomachs. In this study, macro parasites were collected and examined from the stomach contents of six striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) bycaught during the swordfish fishing off the Turkish coastal town Fethiye in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in 2003 and 2004. All stomachs were infected by nematodes. These nematodes were preserved in70% ethanol and examined after cleaning and transparation by lactophenol. They were identified as Anisakis spp., Contraceucum spp., Otostrongulus spp., Streptocora spp. Their measurements were taken. There were different larval forms observed.This is the first study on parasites found in the stomach contents of striped dolphins in Turkey. It is, however, only the preliminary one, thus more samples should be collected and examined to understand the cetacean parasites in the Turkish waters.