Endoparasitic helminths of fishes of the genus Cobitis from Poland.
A total of 107 individuals of Cobitis taenia and C. elongatoides, as well as polyploid biotypes C. elongatoides x Cobitis sp. and C. taenia x Cobitis sp. from five localities in Poland were subject to parasitological examination. Four trematode species (Diplostomum sp., Tylodelphys clavata, Posthodiplostomum cuticola - all metacercariae, and Allocreadium transversale) and one nematode species (Rhabdochona ergensi) were identified, described and illustrated. No clear relationship between the intensity of infection and species/ploidy level of the host was found.
Department of Zoology & Ecology, Agricultural University of Wrocław, Kozuchowska, Wrocław, Poland. popiolek@ozi.ar.wroc.pl
Marcin
M
Popiołek
Jan
J
Kotusz
D000818:Animals; D003531:Cypriniformes / Q000235:genetics / Q000469:parasitology*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D009348:Nematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D011003:Ploidies; D011044:Poland; D014200:Trematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity