title: [Trematode fauna of the freshwater mollusc Melanopsis praemorsa (L.) from water bodies of Azerbaijan. I. Cercaria rhionica II].
abstract: Description a lecithodendroid cercaria, Cercaria rhionica II (Galaktionov, Dobrovolskij, 1987) (Plagiorchiida: Lecithodendroidea) from the freshwater mollusk Melanopsis praemorsa (L.) from the Kura River in Azerbaijan is given, including figures, morphological data, and differential diagnosis. Special attention is paid to the structure of excretory system, secretory apparatus, tegument armature, inclusions in parenchyma, topography of sensilla (chaetotaxy) and some peculiarities of cercarian biology. The paper also includes some data on the life cycle of the parasite, including figures and descriptions of experimentally obtained cysts and metacercariae.
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authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Manafov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001382:Azerbaijan; D058487:Cercaria / Q000502:physiology*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000469:parasitology*; D049851:Gastropoda / Q000469:parasitology*; D014200:Trematoda / Q000502:physiology*