title: [Trematodes (Trematoda) of amphibia from the Middle Volga region. Report 2. Order Plagiorchiida].
abstract: Data on trematodes of the order Plagiorchiida from 11 species of amphibians from the Middle Volga region are given. Literary data of the last 30 years, combined with the results of our own research are presented together for the first time. Finds of 17 trematode species are reliable. From them, metacercaria of Astiotrema monticelli is recorded from amphibians of the fauna of Russia for the first time; Dolichosaccus rastellus and Paralepoderma cloacicola are recorded for the first time from amphibians of the Middle Volga region. New hosts are mentioned for 8 species of parasites. Trematodes of edible frog Rana esculenta Linnaeus, 1758, a new species to the region, are described for the first time. The following characteristics are given for each trematode species: its taxonomic position, set of hosts, localization, places of detection, biology, geographical distribution, and the degree of host specificity. Morphological descriptions and original figures are given for 12 trematode species.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Chikhliaeva
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kirillov
authors.forename: N Iu
authors.initials: NIu
authors.lastname: Kirillova
mesh_terms: D000663:Amphibians / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D045483:Rivers / Q000469:parasitology*; D012426:Russia; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology*