TY - JOUR T1 - An anatomical and morphological study about Gordius aquaticus, Linnaeus, 1758 (Nematomorpha) found in Sarıyer, İstanbul AU - Perçin Paçal, Ferda AU - Sancar Baş, Serap PY - 2010 DA - November JF - European Journal of Biology JO - Eur J Biol PB - Istanbul University WT - DergiPark SN - 2602-2575 SP - 123 EP - 128 VL - 67 IS - 2 LA - en AB - Nematomorpha also is known as hairworms. About 300 freshwater abd 5 marine horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) species have been described to date. They are parasitic in arthropods during their juvenile stage. When they become adult they live in an aquatic environment as free-living organisms. Most aspects of their systematics and biology of Gordius aquaticus (Nematomorpha) found in Sarıyer, Istanbul. After observing  the morphology, the anatomy of the specimen was investigated under light microscopy to confirm the species as Gordius aquaticus. UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/iufsjb/issue//112887 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/95576 ER -