[Characteristics of the seasonal development of Schistogonimus rarus (Trematoda: Prosthogonimidae). An essay on quantitative estimation of the trematode in the ecosystem of the Malye Chany lake (south of Western Siberia)].
Quantitative estimation of the trematode Schistogonimus rarus at the stage of cercaria is carried out in the ecosystem of the Malye Chany lake, south of Western Siberia, on the base of long-term data obtained in 1995-2002. Average daily emission of the S. rarus cercaria was shown to be significantly higher in larger mollusc hosts (p < 0.01), by the results of laboratory investigations. Moreover, significant decrease of the average daily emission of the S. rarus cercaria from June to July is established (p < 0.01). It was revealed, that emission of the S. rarus cercaria in the south of Western Siberia (both in natural and laboratory conditions) lasts no more than 50 days and is finished in August. The infestation rate of the mollusc host Bithynia troschelii by the S. rarus parthenites varied from 0.28 to 1.44 % in different years and correlated with the water temperature at first ten days of June (r = 0.75). Flow of the S. rarus cercaria (specimens per square meter) was estimated on the base of the quantitative characteristics of the cercaria emission, data on the infestation rate of the host population, and data on the host abundance. The flow of the cercaria varied from 6000 (in 1998) up to 330000 (in 2000) per season and correlated with the water temperature in third ten days of June (r = 0.71).
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D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000032:analysis / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008974:Mollusca / Q000469:parasitology*; D011156:Population Density; D012621:Seasons; D012800:Siberia; D014200:Trematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*