Anilocra frontalis H. Milne Edwards, 1830 (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) in a Common Pandora, Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758) captured from the Mersin Coast

Abstract

Anilocra frontalis H. Milne Edwards, 1830 is an ectoparasite found in a variety of fish species. This parasite was detected on caudal peduncule of the common pandora Pagellus erythrinus in Mersin coast on 2018. This is present study, this is first report Anilocra frontalis in the common pandora in the Mersin coast. 

Keywords

• Anilocra frontalis
• Cymothoidae
• Isopoda
• Pagellus erythrinus
• Mediterranean
• Turkey

Mersin Kıyısı’ndan Yakalanan Bir Kırmızı Mercanı Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Balığında (Anilocra frontalis H. Milne Edwards, 1830) (Isopoda: Cymothoidae)

Öz

Anilocra frontalis H. Milne Edwards, 1830 çeşitli balıklarda bulunan bir ektoparazittir. Bu parazit Mersin kıyılarında Haziran 2018 avlanan kırmızı mercanın Pagellus erythrinus’un kaudal pedünkülünde tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışmada Mersin kıyılarında kırmızı mercanda Anilocra frontalis türüne ilk kez rastlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Anilocra frontalis
• Cymothoidae
• Isopoda
• Kırmızı mercan
• Akdeniz
• Türkiye

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