First molecular characterization and haplotype analysis of Ligula pavlovskii (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) from Podiceps cristatus in Türkiye: a novel geographic record with phylogenetic insights.

Abstract excerpt

Ligulosis is an important parasitic disease of freshwater fish, causing serious economic losses in the fisheries industry. In this study, we report the distribution of Ligula pavlovskii in avian definitive hosts in Türkiye and the first genetically confirmed presence of this species in Podiceps cristatus (great crested grebe). To achieve this, the mitochondrial cox1 gene region was used for molecular...

Topics

• Animals
• Phylogeny
• Haplotypes
• Cestoda
• Genetic Variation
• Turkey
• Bird Diseases