Body Size and Ectoparasitic Infestations in the Mediterranean Pond Turtle Mauremys leprosa (Testudines, Geoemydidae) in Majen Belahriti Pond (North-Eastern Algeria)

Body Size and Ectoparasitic Infestations in the Mediterranean Pond Turtle Mauremys leprosa (Testudines, Geoemydidae) in Majen Belahriti Pond (North-Eastern Algeria)

Morphological parameters were measured on a population of the Mediterranean pond turtle Mauremys leprosa (Schweigger, 1812) in Majen Belahriti pond in the region of Guelma (North-east of Algeria). Females exhibited a longer carapace length (CL) at 177 ± 23.85 mm, surpassing that of...

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Hauptverfasser: Ramdani, K., Ziane, N., Younsi , M., Ben Krinah, C., Bouchahdane, I., Rouag, R.
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spelling zoodiv-article-5522024-06-19T12:42:57Z Body Size and Ectoparasitic Infestations in the Mediterranean Pond Turtle Mauremys leprosa (Testudines, Geoemydidae) in Majen Belahriti Pond (North-Eastern Algeria) Ramdani, K. Ziane, N. Younsi , M. Ben Krinah, C. Bouchahdane, I. Rouag, R. mediterranean pond turtle morphological parameters leaches prevalence infestation Algeria Morphological parameters were measured on a population of the Mediterranean pond turtle Mauremys leprosa (Schweigger, 1812) in Majen Belahriti pond in the region of Guelma (North-east of Algeria). Females exhibited a longer carapace length (CL) at 177 ± 23.85 mm, surpassing that of males (151.45 ± 31.12 mm), and they also displayed a higher body weight (BW) at 756.52 ± 243.91 g, which was notably greater than that of males (453.09 ± 224.42 g). Placobdella nabeulensis Ben Ahmed, Gajda, Utevsky, Kwist & Świątek, 2023 (Hirudinida, Glossiphoniidae) was identified as the only ectoparasite affecting M. leprosa, with an average body length and width of 11 ± 5.83 mm and 5.1 ± 2.89 mm respectively. The intensity, represented by the average number of leeches per turtle, was calculated to be 2.21 ± 1.31 for this specific population and a prevalence rate of 21.17 %. The tail region showed the highest parasite load, indicating its increased susceptibility compared to other body parts.   Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2024-05-01 Article Article application/pdf https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/552 10.15407/zoo2024.03.231 Zoodiversity; Vol. 58 No. 3 (2024): Zoodiversity Zoodiversity (Vestnik Zoologii); Том 58 № 3 (2024): Zoodiversity 2707-7268 2707-725X 10.15407/zoo2024.03 en https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/552/271 Copyright (c) 2024 Kamel Ramdani, Nadia Ziane, Mourad Younsi , Chaima Ben Krinah, Ilhem Bouchahdane, Rachid Rouag
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author Ramdani, K.
Ziane, N.
Younsi , M.
Ben Krinah, C.
Bouchahdane, I.
Rouag, R.
spellingShingle Ramdani, K.
Ziane, N.
Younsi , M.
Ben Krinah, C.
Bouchahdane, I.
Rouag, R.
Body Size and Ectoparasitic Infestations in the Mediterranean Pond Turtle Mauremys leprosa (Testudines, Geoemydidae) in Majen Belahriti Pond (North-Eastern Algeria)
author_facet Ramdani, K.
Ziane, N.
Younsi , M.
Ben Krinah, C.
Bouchahdane, I.
Rouag, R.
author_sort Ramdani, K.
title Body Size and Ectoparasitic Infestations in the Mediterranean Pond Turtle Mauremys leprosa (Testudines, Geoemydidae) in Majen Belahriti Pond (North-Eastern Algeria)
title_short Body Size and Ectoparasitic Infestations in the Mediterranean Pond Turtle Mauremys leprosa (Testudines, Geoemydidae) in Majen Belahriti Pond (North-Eastern Algeria)
title_full Body Size and Ectoparasitic Infestations in the Mediterranean Pond Turtle Mauremys leprosa (Testudines, Geoemydidae) in Majen Belahriti Pond (North-Eastern Algeria)
title_fullStr Body Size and Ectoparasitic Infestations in the Mediterranean Pond Turtle Mauremys leprosa (Testudines, Geoemydidae) in Majen Belahriti Pond (North-Eastern Algeria)
title_full_unstemmed Body Size and Ectoparasitic Infestations in the Mediterranean Pond Turtle Mauremys leprosa (Testudines, Geoemydidae) in Majen Belahriti Pond (North-Eastern Algeria)
title_sort body size and ectoparasitic infestations in the mediterranean pond turtle mauremys leprosa (testudines, geoemydidae) in majen belahriti pond (north-eastern algeria)
description Morphological parameters were measured on a population of the Mediterranean pond turtle Mauremys leprosa (Schweigger, 1812) in Majen Belahriti pond in the region of Guelma (North-east of Algeria). Females exhibited a longer carapace length (CL) at 177 ± 23.85 mm, surpassing that of males (151.45 ± 31.12 mm), and they also displayed a higher body weight (BW) at 756.52 ± 243.91 g, which was notably greater than that of males (453.09 ± 224.42 g). Placobdella nabeulensis Ben Ahmed, Gajda, Utevsky, Kwist & Świątek, 2023 (Hirudinida, Glossiphoniidae) was identified as the only ectoparasite affecting M. leprosa, with an average body length and width of 11 ± 5.83 mm and 5.1 ± 2.89 mm respectively. The intensity, represented by the average number of leeches per turtle, was calculated to be 2.21 ± 1.31 for this specific population and a prevalence rate of 21.17 %. The tail region showed the highest parasite load, indicating its increased susceptibility compared to other body parts.  
publisher Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
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