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First record of Bomolochus bellones Burmeister, 1833 (Copepoda : Bomolochidae ) from Turkish marine habitats
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A. Öktener1*, A. Alaş2, D. Türker3
1 Deparment of Fisheries, Sheep Research Insstitute, Çanakkele Street 7km., Bandırma, Balıkesir, Turkey
2 Department of Biology, A. K. Education Faculty, Necmettin Erbakan University, B Block, 42090, Meram, Konya, Turkey
3 Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Balikesir University, Cagıs Campus, 10300, Balikesir, Turkey
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‡ This paper is part of a PhD thesis in progress
ABSTRACT. – In this study, Bomolochus bellones Burmeister, 1833 (Copepoda: Bomolochidae) is reported for the first time on gill filaments and inside the operculum of Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1761) (Pisces: Belonidae) from Turkey. Also, some morphological characters of this parasitic species are figured using photographs and drawings