The Presence of Pontobdella Muricata (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae), on the New Host Gymnura Altavela (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey
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Two specimens of Pontobdella muricata were observed on the dorsal surface of a female spiny butterfly ray, Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758), that was recorded in 2018 in the Akcay coast (Iskenderun Bay), Turkey. The spiny butterfly ray, G. altavela, was observed to be the new host for P. muricata in the eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Besides, the present study is given comprehensive documents of the previous records of constitutes of different host records for P. muricata in different geographical areas.
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