Veterinar, Vol. 59. No. 2., 2021.
Original scientific paper
Morphology of Lung Parasites of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Adriatic Sea
Lana Zovko
Martina Đuras
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Franjo Martinković
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the morphological characteristics and genera of lung parasites in bottlenose dolphins from the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. Samples of lung parasites were collected during postmortem examinations of bottlenose dolphins that were found stranded in the period between 1990 and 2018. Lung nematodes and parasitic nodules from the lung parenchyma were stored in 4 % water diluted formaldehyde. Microscopic identification was performed using an Olympus BX-51 microscope, with magnification of 40x, 100x, 200x, and 400x. The parasites were photographed with a digital microscope camera, and their taxonomic genus was morphologically identified according to the guidelines from the most recent literature. It was found that the lung nematodes of bottlenose dolphins from the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea belong to the genera Stenurus and Skrjabinalius.
Keywords
Cetacea; lung nematodes; Stenurus; Skrjabinalius; Adriatic Sea
Hrčak ID:
273557
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Publication date:
20.1.2022.
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