First Report of Lernaea cyprinacea (Copepoda: Lernaeidae) on Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from the Sarı Mehmet Dam Lake in Van-Turkey

Year 2018, Volume: 77 Issue: 1, 42 - 45, 22.06.2018

Çiğdem Ürkü , Şükrü Önalan

Abstract

DOI: 10.26650/EuroJBiol.2018.398174

Objective: This report focuses on the diagnosis of rainbow trout mortality in the Sarı Mehmet Dam Lake.

Material and Methods: The ten rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (300 - 350 g) examined were infested with numerous copepod parasites which were attached to body muscles especially in the caudal and abdominal area.

Results: According to morphological results, this parasite was identified as L. cyprinacea. Histopathological examination of lesions revealed inflammatory response in the dermis and skeletal muscles and infectious granuloma.

Conclusion: This paper is the first to describe cases of lernaeosis on the rainbow trout (O. mykiss) from the Sarı Mehmet Dam Lake in Van-Turkey.

Keywords

Anchor worm, Lernaea cyprinacea, Rainbow trout, histopathology

First Report of Lernaea cyprinacea (Copepoda: Lernaeidae) on Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from the Sarı Mehmet Dam Lake in Van-Turkey

Abstract

DOI:
10.26650/EuroJBiol.2018.398174

Objective: This report focuses on the
diagnosis of rainbow trout mortality in the Sarı Mehmet Dam Lake.

Material and Methods: The ten rainbow trout
(Oncorhynchus mykiss) (300 - 350 g) examined were infested with numerous
copepod parasites which were attached to body muscles especially in the caudal
and abdominal area.

Results: According to morphological
results, this parasite was identified as L. cyprinacea. Histopathological
examination of lesions revealed inflammatory response in the dermis and
skeletal muscles and infectious granuloma.

Conclusion: This paper is the first to
describe cases of lernaeosis on the rainbow trout (O. mykiss) from the Sarı
Mehmet Dam Lake in Van-Turkey.

Keywords

Lernaea cyprinacea, Rainbow trout, histopathology, Anchor worm

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