First record of Gordius sp. (Nematomorpha: Gordioidea) from Balıkesir Province, Türkiye
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Veli ÇIRAK; Andreas SCHMİDT-RHAESA; Kader YILDIZ
- Source
- Volume: 41, Issue: 1 10-12
Journal of Research in Veterinary Medicine
- Subject
- Türkiye
Veterinary
Gordian worm,scann,ing electron microscopy,Turkey
Veteriner Hekimlik
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Gordian worm
Scanning electron microscopy
General Environmental Science
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2667-6745
The nematode phylum Nematomorpha contains organisms which are also known as horsehair worms or Gordian worms. We report here a male specimen of Gordian worm from a horse farm in Balıkesir province, Turkey. The body of the specimen was brown in color and the length was about 38 cm. After fixed in ethyl alcohol (80%) scanning electron microscopic (SEM) observations were carried out. Based on macroscopic and SEM findings the specimen was identified as Gordius sp.. As merely little data is available on these organisms in Turkey, our finding will contribute to the existing knowledge in terms of the local diversity of this taxon.