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Nematode Parasites of Lyciasalamandra Atifi and L. Fazilae (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Turkey H. S. YILDIRIMHAN, M. YAVUZ, M. ÖZ, C. R. BURSEY Turk J Zool 2012; 36(4): 559-561 © TÜBİTAK Short Communication doi:10.3906/zoo-1102-8 Nematode parasites of Lyciasalamandra atifi and L. fazilae (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Turkey Hikmet Sami YILDIRIMHAN1,*, Mustafa YAVUZ2, Mehmet ÖZ2, Charles Robert BURSEY3 1Department of Biology, Science and Literature Faculty, Uludağ University, 16059 Bursa - TURKEY 2Department of Biology, Science and Literature Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya - TURKEY 3Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus, Sharon, Pennsylvania 16146 - USA Received: 08.02.2011 Abstract: Fift een Lyciasalamandra atifi and 14 L. fazilae from Antalya Province, Turkey, were examined for helminths. Th ree species of nematodes, Rhabdias bermani, Aplectana acuminata, and Cosmocerca longicauda, were found in L. atifi and 2 species, Aplectana linstowi and Cosmocerca longicauda, were found in L. fazilae. L. atifi represents a new host record for each of the 3 species of nematodes reported; L. fazilae represents a new host record for each of the 2 species of nematodes reported. Key words: Amphibia, Caudata, nematoda, Turkey Türkiye’den toplanan Lyciasalamandra atifi ve L. fazilae (Caudata: Salamandridae)’nin nematod parazitleri Özet: Onbeş Lyciasalamandra atifi ve 14 L. fazilae helmintleri incelenmek üzere Türkiye’nin Antalya ilinden toplanmıştır. Lyciasalamandra atifi ’de 3 nematod türü (Rhabdias bermani, Aplectana acuminata, Cosmocerca longicauda), L. fazilae’de 2 nematod türü (Aplectana linstowi, Cosmocerca longicauda) bulunmuştur. Lyciasalamandra atifi ve L. fazilae’de bulunan nematod türleri için yeni konak kaydıdır. Anahtar sözcükler: Kurbağa, Semender, nematod, Türkiye Th e Lycian salamander, Lyciasalamandra atifi 2010). Of the 18 caudate species found in Turkey (Başoğlu, 1967) is known from isolated populations (Frost, 2010), 8 (44%) have been reported to harbor in the region of Alanya in the east to Selge in the west, nematodes, namely the Luschan salamander, southern Anatolia, Turkey, at 190-1500 m elevation; Lyciasalamandra billae, Lyciasalamandra antalyana, Luschan’s salamander, Lyciasalamandra fazilae L. luschani; Caucasian salamander, Mertensiella (Başoğlu and Atatur, 1974), is found in southwestern caucasica (Waga, 1876); Anatolia newt, Neurergus Anatolia, Turkey, in the region between Gökçeovacık strauchii (Steindachner, 1887); banded newt, and Üzümlü and from adjacent islands including Ommatotrition vittatus (Gray, 1835); and Balkan Tersane and Domuz, up to 1000 m elevation (Frost, crested newt, Triturus karelinii (Strauch, 1870). Th e * E-mail: [email protected] 559 Nematode parasites of Lyciasalamandra atifi and L. fazilae (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Turkey purpose of this note is to present an initial list of R. bermani was originally described from helminth species harbored by L. atifi and restate the Salamandrella keyserlingii collected in the Upper helminth list for Lyciasalamandra fazilae, originally Kolyma Valley, Russia (Rausch et al., 1984). L. atifi published under Mertensiella luschani (Yildirimhan represents the second host species reported for R. et al., 2005b; Yıldırımhan and Öz, 2008). bermani. Fift een individuals of L. atifi (9 female, 6 male; A. acuminata was originally described from mean snout-vent length range [SVL] = 156 ± 13 mm, Pseudepidalea viridis (listed as Bufo viridis) collected range 130-170 mm) were collected by hand at Akseki, in Germany (Schrank, 1788) and has been reported Antalya Province, Turkey (36°51ʹ32ʺN, 31°44ʹ46ʺE; from a number of frogs and toads (see Baker, 1987; elevation, 520 m), 18 February 2010; 14 individuals Yildirimhan et al., 2005a). Also in the host list are 4 of L. fazilae (3 juvenile, 5 female, 6 male; SVL = 107 species of salamanders: Mertensiella caucasica from ± 12 mm, range 90-133 mm) were collected by hand Russia and Turkey (Sharpilo, 1978, Yildirimhan et at Dalaman, Antalya Province, Turkey (36°40ʹ13ʺN, al., 2005a), Triturus cristatus from Western Europe 28°50ʹ46ʺE; elevation, 110 m), 09 March 2010. (Ryzhikov et al., 1980), Salamandra salamandra Th e salamanders were examined within 1 week of from Czechoslovakia (Prokopic and Krivanec, capture. Th ey were overanesthetized with sodium 1975), and Lyciasalamandra antalyana from Turkey pentobarbital and the body cavity was opened by an (Yildirimhan et al., 2011). L. atifi represents a new incision from vent to throat. Th e abdominal cavity, host for A. acuminata. stomach, intestine, heart, lungs, liver, urinary bladder, A. linstowi was established when Yorke and mouth were examined separately for helminths and Maplestone (1926) transferred Nematoxys using a dissecting microscope. Nematodes were unguiculatus Linstow, 1906 to Aplectana under a new killed in hot saline solution, fi xed in 70% ethanol and name to avoid creating a homonym with Aplectana examined with a compound microscope aft er clearing unguiculata (Rudolphi, 1819) Miranda, 1924. Th e in glycerol. Voucher specimens were deposited in the original host was Pseudepidalea viridis (listed as Bufo helminth collection of Uludağ University Museum viridis) collected in Greece (Linstow, 1906). It was of Zoology, Bursa, Turkey; host specimens were also reported as P. v ir i di s from Ukraine by Ivanitzky deposited in the Department of Biology, Uludağ (1940) and from Czechoslovakia by Vojtkova (1976). University, Bursa, Turkey. Salamander nomenclature Additional hosts include Bufo bufo (Ivanitzky, 1940; follows Frost (2010). Vojtkova, 1976), Hyla arborea (Vojtkova, 1976), Four species of Nematoda were found: Rhabdias and Rana temporaria (Vojtkova, 1976). Th is is the bermani Rausch, Rausch and Atrashkevich, 1984; fi rst report of A. linstowi in a salamander; L. fazilae Aplectana acuminata (Schrank, 1788); A. linstowi Yorke represents a new host for A. linstowi. and Maplestone, 1929; Cosmocerca longicauda (Linstow, C. longicauda was originally described as 1885). Number of nematodes, prevalence, and mean Nematoxys longicauda from Triturus alpestris intensity by host species are given in the Table. collected in western Europe (Linstow, 1885) Table. Number of helminths, prevalence (%), mean intensity (±SD), and range of infection in Lyciasalamandra atifi and L. fazilae from Turkey. Lyciasalamandra atifi Lyciasalamandra fazilae N % M ± SD Range N % M ± SD Range Rhabdias bermani 16 40 2.7 ± 2.3 1-7 --- -- ------ --- Aplectana acuminata 2 7 2 0 --- --- ------ --- Aplectana linstowi -- -- ---- -- 8 21 2.7 ± 1.2 2-4 Cosmocerca longicaudata 55 67 5.5 ± 3.9 1-14 29 64 3.2 ± 1.8 1-6 560 H. S. YILDIRIMHAN, M. YAVUZ, M. ÖZ, C. R. BURSEY and is currently known only from salamanders: as Triturus vulgaris) from Czechoslovakia (Barus Lyciasalamandra luschani (reported as Mertensiella and Groschaft , 1962; Barus et al., 1963; Moravec luschani) from Turkey (Yildirimhan et al., 2005b; and Vojtkova, 1974; Vojtkova, 1976); and Triturus Yıldırımhan and Öz, 2008); Mertensiella caucasica cristatus from Czechoslovakia (Barus et al., 1963; from Turkey (Yildirimhan et al., 2005a); Ichthyosaura Moravec and Vojtkova, 1974). L. atifi and L. fazilae alpestris (reported as Triturus alpestris) from Austria represent new host records for C. longicauda (Sattmann, 1986), Czechoslovakia (Barus and Th e nematodes found in this study are generalist Groschaft , 1962; Barus et al., 1963; Moravec and species, i.e. parasites capable of infecting 2 or more Vojtkova, 1974; Vojtkova, 1976), and Poland (Grabda- host species. Further study will be necessary in order Kazubska, 1974); Lissotrition helveticus (reported to determine why diff erential prevalence of infection as Triturus helveticus) from western Europe (Baker, occurs within these 2 hosts. Are they related to sample 1987); Lissotrition montandoni (reported as Triturus size or to ecological or physiological attributes? montandoni) from Czechoslovakia (Moravec and Th e current parasite list for L. fazilae is C. Vojtkova, 1974; Vojtkova, 1976) and Poland (Grabda- longicauda (Yildirimhan et al., 2005a; this paper), Kazubska, 1974); Lissotrition vulgaris (reported and A. linstowi (this paper). References Baker, M.R. 1987. Synopsis of the Nematoda Parasitic in Amphibians Ryzhikov, K.M., Sharpilo, V.P. and Shevchenko, N.N. 1980. Helminths and Reptiles. Memorial University of Newfoundland, Occ. Pap. of Amphibians of the Fauna of the USSR. Izdatel’stvo Nauka, Biol. 11: 1-325. Moscow, Russia. 278 pp. Barus, V. and Groschaft , J. 1962. 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