This is the first review of helminth fauna moor frog Rana arvalis Nilsson, 1842 from Volga river basin (Russia). The article summarizes authors’ and literature data on helminthic this species. method complete helminthological dissection was used. Thirthy-eight species were recorded three classes: Cestoda (1), Trematoda (28), Chromadorea (9). Nine are new to in Russia: trematodes Gorgodera varso...

Not more than 4 species of cestodes of the genus Echinococcus Rudolphi, 1801, are recognised as valid. The larval stage of at least 3 of them is able to develop in man, causing respective types of hydatid disease. Accurate characterization of these cestodes, including both larval and adult stages, is essential for identification, upon which depends development of methods for preventing infectio...

Since its use as a model to study metazoan parasite culture and in vitro development, the plerocercoid of the tapeworm, Ligula intestinalis, has served as a useful scientific tool to study a range of biological factors, particularly within its fish intermediate host. From the extensive long-term ecological studies on the interactions between the parasite and cyprinid hosts, to the recent advanc...

We used the PCR-SSCP method followed by sequencing in order to assess the genetic variability of coding and noncoding parts of the genome of Echinococcus granulosus (Cestoda; Taeniidae) and to test whether or not the parasite populations are mainly self-fertilizing. For this, we analysed a sample of 110 E. granulosus metacestode isolates collected from different geographical regions (Southern B...

ABSTRACT Brachyplatystoma vaillantii is a large migratory catfish widely distributed in the Amazon basin, but its parasitic fauna still poorly known. As it an important fishery resource region of Amazonas River estuary, aim this study was to investigate parasite community B. from tributary estuary system, Brazil. We examined 31 juvenile fish, which 80.6% were parasitized, and total 586 parasite...

In this paper, the metazoan parasite community system of Capoeta damascina in the Tigris basin (Mesopotamian region) in the Middle-East is presented. Overall, 54 species have been identified. Between 2005 and 2008, Iranian surveys of Capoeta damascina found a total of 47 metazoan parasites species, most identified to species level. In addition, 6 parasite species from Iraq and 1 species from oc...