First record of three species of trematode in Caspin Gull (Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811)‎ in Faw township, southern of Basrah, Iraq

الملخص EN

A total of 30 birds of Caspin Gull ( Larus cachinnans ) were examined and found that all which were infected with Trematode parasites ( prevalence 100 % ) : Apophallus crami , Heterotestphyes sobolevi , Diplostomum spathaceum , D.

pseudospathaceum and Stephanopropora denticulate .

Three of which are recorded for the first time in Iraq (A.

crami , H.

sobolevi and D.

pseudospathaceum ).

All there parasites were taxonomically described .