One hundred forty-three banded frogs Rana camerani were collected from 2 localities in Turkey between 2000 and 2004 and examined for helminths. One species of Monogenea (Polystoma sp.), 5 species of Digenea (Gorgodera cynoides, Gorgoderina vitelliloba, Haplometra cylindricae, Opisthioglyphe rastellus, Pleurogenoides medians), 1 species of Cestoda (Nematotaenia dispar), 3 species of Nematoda (Cosmocerca ornata, Oswaldocruzia filiformis, Rhabdias bufonis), and 1 species of Acanthocephala (Acanthocephalus ranae) were found. Rana camerani represents a new host record for each of the collected parasite species.
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1 July 2006
Helminth Parasites of the Banded Frog Rana camerani (Ranidae) from Turkey
Hikmet S. Yildirimhan,
Stephen R. Goldberg,
Charles R. Bursey
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Acanthocephala
banded frog
Cestoda
Digenea
Monogenea
Nematoda
Rana camerani