Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Dicrocoeliidae larval stages in Helix lucorum found in Eskisehir and Bartin provinces of Turkey. Snails were collected from the pastures of Eskisehir and Bartin. The snails were anesthetised with 50 mM sterilized magnesium chloride (MgCl2) before being dissected. Internal organs of the snail, specifically hepatopancreas, were analysed with a stereomicroscope in terms of sporocyst and cercaria.The larval forms were identified and monitored with a light microscope. The prevalence of Dicrocoeliidae larval stages in Helix lucorum in Eskisehir and Bartin was found to be 4.6% and 7.0% respectively.Although cercariae in sporocysts were immature at the beginning of May, they began to grow and leave the sporocysts in the middle of May. It was understood that Helix lucorumserved as an intermediate host to Dicrocoeliid trematodes in Eskisehir and Bartin provinces of Turkey.
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