MATERIALS ON HELMINTH FAUNA IN GRASS FROGS RANA TEMPORARIA LINNAEUS, 1768 (AMPHIBIA: ANURA) IN THE REPUBLIC OF MORDOVIA

The records of helminth fauna from grass frogs Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1768 of Republic of Mordovia are provided. 16 helminth types have been discovered: 1 – Monogenea, 11 – Trematoda, and 4 – Nematoda. Dominating in quantity of types the adult and larval trematodes are characterized by a lower in...

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Main Authors: I. V. Chihlyaev, A. B. Ruchin
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Federal Scientific Centre VIEV 2016-05-01
Series:Российский паразитологический журнал
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Online Access:https://vniigis.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/102
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Summary:The records of helminth fauna from grass frogs Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1768 of Republic of Mordovia are provided. 16 helminth types have been discovered: 1 – Monogenea, 11 – Trematoda, and 4 – Nematoda. Dominating in quantity of types the adult and larval trematodes are characterized by a lower infeсtion rate and beong to rare parasites of the specific host. Geonematodes Rhabdias bufonis (Schrank, 1788) and Oswaldocruzia filiformis (Goeze, 1782) are background parasites with a high infection rate found in all frogs; nematodes Cosmocerca ornata (Dujardin, 1845), trematodes Haplometra cylindracea Zeder, 1800 and Pleuro-genes claviger (Rudolphi, 1819) occur more rarely. The differences of single amphibian populations are determined based on various structures of trematodes and depend on biotopical conditions.
ISSN:1998-8435
2541-7843