Nicolla skrjabini
| Nicolla skrjabini | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Subclass: | Digenea |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Suborder: | Xiphidiata |
| Superfamily: | Allocreadioidea |
| Family: | Opecoelidae |
| Genus: | Nicolla |
| Species: | N. skrjabini |
| Binomial name | |
| Nicolla skrjabini (Iwanitzki, 1928) | |
Nicolla skrjabini is a species of trematode in the family Opecoelidae.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Nicolla skrjabini includes rivers of the Azov-Black Sea and rivers of the Baltic Sea.[1] Expansion of its host species Lithoglyphus naticoides to the Volga River has allowed Nicolla skrjabini to expand its range.[1][2]
Hosts
Hosts of Nicolla skrjabini include:
- Snail Lithoglyphus naticoides serves as the first intermediate host[1][2]
- Gammarus balcanicus is the experimental second intermediate host[1]
- Definitive host can be 27 species of fish.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Zhokhov A. E., Molodozhnikova N. M. & Pugacheva M. N. (2006). "Dispersal of invading trematodes Nicolla skrjabini (Iwanitzky, 1928) and Plagioporus skrjabini Kowal, 1951 (Trematoda: Opecoelidae) in the Volga". Russian Journal of Ecology 37(5): 363-365. doi:10.1134/S1067413606050110.
- 1 2 Tyutin A. V. & Slynko Yu. V. (2010). "The first finding of the Black Sea snail Lithoglyphus naticoides (Gastropoda) and its associated species-specific trematoda in the Upper Volga basin". Russian Journal of Biological Invasions 1(1): 45-49. doi:10.1134/S2075111710010091.
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