| Literature DB >> 17918069 |
Erdoğan Ciçek1, Ahmet Oktener, Osman Bahadir Capar.
Abstract
A parasitic copepod, Pennella balaenopterae Koren and Danielssen, 1877 (Copepoda: Pennelidae), has been reported from the fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus (Cetacaea: Mysticeti), which was found dead on the Avluk beach (Yumurtalik seaport, Iskenderun Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey) in 6 May, 2002. This is the first report of Pennella balaenopterae in the Turkish seas.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17918069
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Turkiye Parazitol Derg ISSN： 1300-6320