title: Trichobilharzia regenti n. sp. (Schistosomatidae, Bilharziellinae), a new nasal schistosome from Europe.
abstract: Members of the genus Trichobilharzia are parasitic in visceral or nasal body parts of their avian hosts. The examination of water snails in South Bohemia revealed a schistosome infection in Radix peregra snails. The experimental infection of ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos, Cairina moschata) confirmed that a new Trichobilharzia species--T. regenti n. sp.--was found. The adults, eggs and larvae (miracidia and cercariae) of the species were morphologically characterized. The adult occupy the nasal blood vessels where they lay the eggs; the miracidia hatch from the eggs directly in the tissue and leave the host during drinking/feeding of the infected birds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Charles University, Prague 2, Czech Republic. horak@natur.cuni.cz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Horák
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kolárová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dvorák
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D002645:Chickens; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D004372:Ducks / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000098:blood supply / Q000469:parasitology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012551:Schistosomatidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*