A checklist of parasites recorded on sticklebacks (Actinopterygii: Gasterosteidae) from Poland.
Parasites of the three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus (L.), and the nine-spined stickleback, Pungitius pungitius (L.), from brackish and freshwater habitats in Poland are listed. The following list was compiled from published records and own long-term studies. Parasites are listed alphabetically in meaningful groups of parasites with notes about their location on the host and distribution in Poland with references. A total of 51 species (taxa) of parasites were recorded on G. aculeatus (3 Apicomplexa, 1 Microsporidia, 3 Peritrichia, 1 Myxozoa, 7 Digenea, 2 Monogenea, 10 Cestoda, 10 Nematoda, 7 Acanthocephala, 3 Copepoda, 1 Branchiura, 2 Hirudinea, 1 Bivalvia) and 16 parasites on P. pungitius (1 Apicomplexa, 1 Microsporidia, 2 Peritrichia, 4 Digenea, 1 Monogenea, 2 Cestoda, 2 Nematoda, 1 Copepoda, 1 Branchiura, 1 Bivalvia).
Morozińska-Gogol
Jolanta
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Division of Ecology and Protection of the Sea, Pomeranian Pedagogical University, ul. Arciszewskiego 22 b, 76-200 Słupsk, Poland. jolamorozinska@poczta.onet.pl
D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D010271:Parasites / Q000145:classification*; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*; D011044:Poland; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000469:parasitology*