title: [A checklist of protozoan and metazoan parasites of the burbot (Lota lota)].
abstract: The parasite fauna of the burbot (Lota lota) within its natural range is reviewed. The sent paper summarizes the data on parasites of the burbot from water bodies of Eurasia and North America, based on published monographs, reviewed journals, scientific reports, conference contributions, and PhD theses. The checklist includes all protozoan and metazoan parasites of the burbot. A total of 242 parasite species/taxa were recorded in the burbot (Ki-netoplastomonada--4, Parasitomonada--3, Coccidiomorpha--1. Microsporidea--3, Myxosporidia--35, Pleurostomata--1. Cyrtostomata--3, Peritricha--20. Protozoa incertae sedis--1. Monogenea--8, Cestoda--23, Digenea--50. Nematoda--36, Acanthocephala--28, Hirudinea--11. Bivalvia--5, Crustacea--10). Most parasites belong to digenean trematodes. Most of these species (183 species/taxa) were recorded on Eurasian and only 92--in North America fishes. Several parasite species recorded from the burbot are discussed in relation to host specificity and their geographical distribution.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Zhokhov
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Pugacheva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D048388:Gadiformes / Q000469:parasitology*