First Morphological and Molecular Identification of Intestinal Helminths in Wild Turbot Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) Along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
2025
Alexander Atanasoff | Cigdem Urku | Elitsa Petrova-Pavlova | Feriha Tserkova
Turbot Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) is one of the most valuable and economically important species for the Black Sea countries. In Bulgaria, their numbers are limited and stocks are depleted: therefore, monitoring development and health status is extremely important. Internal helminths are widespread among turbots on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. However, description of this infection is relatively limited, and they have not been reported in scientific papers. For this purpose, a total of 36 hauls were made at depths from 15 to 90 m, and 65 turbots were examined for intestinal parasites. The present study represents the first report of internal helminths in turbot from Bulgarian marine waters through the spawning season, characterized morphologically based on a microscope observation and molecular identification. Evaluation of laboratory analyses revealed that two different parasites were determined: Bothriocephalus sp. (Mü:ller, 1776) and Hysterothylacium aduncum (Rudolphi, 1802) and that 73.85% of the turbot were infected with one or more parasites. Based on the results, control measures and treatment for the wild population are unrealistic but should be considered for the containment and spread of diseases in aquaculture facilities.
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