Biological Diversity and Parasitological Peculiarities of Myxosporea (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) Infecting Merluccius Merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Sea of Marmara
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Derya Yadak
Ordu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Cem Tolga Gürkanli Ordu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Sevilay Güneydağ Kocaeli Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Yilmaz Çiftci Ordu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Ahmet ÖZER Sinop Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Derya Yadak
Ordu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Acta Parasitologica (Q2)
Dergi ISSN 1230-2821 Dergi Bilgileri (2026)
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili Türkçe Basım Tarihi 03-2026
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 71 / 2 / 1–11 DOI 10.1007/s11686-026-01232-1
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-026-01232-1
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Özet
PurposeThis study aimed to investigate the biodiversity and parasitological peculiarities of myxozoan parasites infecting European hake, Merluccius merluccius, one of the most commercially important demersal fish species, in the Sea of Marmara, Türkiye.MethodsA total of 47 M. merluccius specimens were collected from the eastern coasts of the Sea of Marmara and examined for myxozoan infections. Morphological observations, morphometric measurements, and phylogenetic analyses based on 18 S rDNA sequences were conducted to identify the parasites.ResultsOf the 47 fish specimens examined, 12 were infected by two distinct myxozoan species. One was identified as Pseudalataspora vanderlingeni based on morphology, morphometry, and molecular data. The second species, Ceratomyxa sp., which could be identified to the genus level based solely on spore morphology, was consistently found co …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Biodiversity | Ceratomyxa | Merluccius merluccius | Phylogeny | Pseudalataspora vanderlingeni | Sea of marmara