The taxonomic survey of the fauna of cercariae (Platyhelminthes, Trematoda) in the mollusks of Uzbekistan

The article provides a list of trematodes cercariae found in the molluscs of Uzbekistan based on the analysis and generalisation of well-known data published in the period between 1934 and 2019. Currently, the list comprises 50 cercaria species belonging to 38 genera, 19 families and 11 orders of tr...

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Main Authors: Ulugbek Shakarbaev, Firuza Akramova, Djalaliddin Azimov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" 2020-12-01
Series:Zoodiversity
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Online Access:http://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/68
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Summary:The article provides a list of trematodes cercariae found in the molluscs of Uzbekistan based on the analysis and generalisation of well-known data published in the period between 1934 and 2019. Currently, the list comprises 50 cercaria species belonging to 38 genera, 19 families and 11 orders of trematodes, the adult forms of which parasitise vertebrates (fish, amphibians, birds and mammals), including the human being. The cercariae were discovered in 38 mollusc species belonging to Gastropoda and Bivalvia. The discovered larvae comprised 12 groups of cercariae.
ISSN:2707-725X
2707-7268