జర్నల్ ఆఫ్ ఆక్వాకల్చర్ రీసెర్చ్ & డెవలప్‌మెంట్

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Placobdella costata an Ectoparasite for Mauremys caspica in North of Iran

Nasim Bashirichelkasari and Reza Yadollahvandmiandoab

The Mauremys caspica (Gmelin, 1774) belongs to the Geoemydidae family, is a medium-sized freshwater turtle that is widespread throughout the Middle East. In Iran, the species is widely distributed in Golestan, Mazandaran, Guilan, Ardebil, East and West Azarbaijan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Lorestan, Ilam, Khuzestan and Fars provinces. Despite the species is still common in many parts of its range, landscape alteration, parasites, pollution and intensification of water management in Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran are increasingly threatening the survival of many populations.