Infestation of brown shrimp, Farfantepenaeus aztecus, Ives (1891) (Penaeidae) by Epipenaeon ingens, Nobili (1906) (Isopoda, Bopyridae) from the Antalya Bay, Turkey

KORUN J., GÖKOĞLU M., BALCI B. A., ÖZVAROL Y.

REVUE DE MEDECINE VETERINAIRE, cilt.164, sa.12, ss.559-563, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 164 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: REVUE DE MEDECINE VETERINAIRE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.559-563
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Brown shrimp, Farfantepenaeus aztecus, Epipenaeon ingens, Antalya Bay, Turkey, WHITE SHRIMP, PARASITES, DECAPODA, QUEENSLAND, CRUSTACEA, HOST
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, a bopyrid isopod, Epipenaeon ingens Nobili (1906) infestation on brown shrimp, Farfantepenaeus aztecus Ives (1891) were studied. The shrimp samples were monthly collected from the eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey from October 2012 through March 2013. A total of 70 F. aztecus samples carrying bopyrid isopods were obtained during whole sampling period. Total lengths and weigths of female and male parasites were measured, recorded, and averaged. The isopod parasite was identified as Epipenaeon ingens. The average weigth of infested females was 50.18 +/- 2 g and the average length of them was 17.66 +/- 2 cm. The average of infested males was 21.53 +/- 2 g and the average length of them was 17.37 +/- 2 cm. Infested female prevalance was 14.28 % at 17 TL and 17.85 % at 18 TL. Infested male prevalance was 10.71 % at 17 TL and 7.4 % at 18 TL. Characteristic bulging on branchial chambers of the infested shrimp samples, where parasite attached was; however, changes related to the primary and/or secondary sexuel organs of the examined shrimps were not determined. It is understood that E. ingens is increasing it's penaeid host range.