Infestation of littoral molluscs of Dal'nie Zelentsy Bay by parthenitae of the eider parasite Microphallus pygmaeus (Levinsen, 1881) (Trematoda: Microphallidae)

The mollusks Littorina saxatilis, L. obtusata, Solariella obscura, Cingula aculeus, Hydrobia ulvae, Margarites helicina and M. groenlandica serve as hosts of the parthenites of Microphallus pygmaeus in eastern Murman. Over a period of 20 years the infection rate of the mollusks has increased greatly...

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Published inParazitologija Vol. 9; no. 6; p. 485
Main Author Podlipaev, S A
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 01.11.1975
Subjects
Animals
Birds - parasitology
Marine Biology
Mollusca - parasitology
Population Dynamics
Russia
Seasons
Trematoda - parasitology
Russia
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Summary:The mollusks Littorina saxatilis, L. obtusata, Solariella obscura, Cingula aculeus, Hydrobia ulvae, Margarites helicina and M. groenlandica serve as hosts of the parthenites of Microphallus pygmaeus in eastern Murman. Over a period of 20 years the infection rate of the mollusks has increased greatly that is associated with the increasing number of definitive hosts. Maximum infection rate was recorded in the end of July--August. The infection rate of littorins within this period was about 90 per cent.
ISSN:0031-1847