CERCARIAE (TREMATODA, DIGENEA) IN EUROPEAN FRESHWATER SNAILS – A CHECKLIST OF RECORDS FROM OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

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Cichy, B. - Faltýnková, Anna - ŽBIKOWSKA, E.
CERCARIAE (TREMATODA, DIGENEA) IN EUROPEAN FRESHWATER SNAILS – A CHECKLIST OF RECORDS FROM OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS.
2011
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60220518
Keywords : snails * trematodes * Digenea * cercariae * synonyms * environmental research * Europe
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology

This review presents the results of studies on the freshwater snail-trematode associations, carried out in Europe since the beginning of the 20th century. The great number of synonyms of snail and trematode specific names has made the cooperation between malacologists and parasitologists difficult. Here we provide a survey of larval trematodes (cercariae) based on Central, North andWestern European literature. Whenever possible, the valid species name is provided, accompanied by synonyms, or just provisional names are used making up the largest part of the list. Trematodes with a definitely unclear systematic status are indicated as species incertae sedis. These include mostly trematodes which were attributed obviously erroneous names with poor or no description of their morphology.
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