A Trematode Parasite Infecting the Skin ofRana ridibundaComplex (Sensu Lato) from Daiaman (Muğla, Turkey)
Articles > Article · 2010
Authors: Güler Ünal, Dinçer AYAZ, Cemal Varol Tok, Gülendame Saygi
Journal of Freshwater Ecology, International, WoS, 2010, vol 25, pp 667-668
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2010.9664416
Summary
We examined the structure of the black spots on the ventral surface of Rana ridibunda specimens, which were collected from the west Anatolia region of Turkey, and a multi-cellular parasite was discovered under these spots on the dermis within a cyst. The number of melanocytes had increased and the connective tissue of the dermis had surrounded the cyst. The parasite was a trematode in its metacercarial stage.