Document of bibliographic reference 354785

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Bibliographic resource

Type of document

Journal article

BibLvlCode

AS

Title

A checklist of larval Digenea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) in molluscs from inland waters of Argentina: one hundred years of research

Abstract

A checklist of larval digeneans parasitising molluscs from inland waters of Argentina is presented here. Based on the bibliographical survey of 113 scientific articles and nine theses published between 1930 and 2021, 213 digeneans were found, which were distributed within 13 superfamilies and 35 families. The parasites were identified in 102 locations, encompassing eight of the sixteen biogeographical provinces in Argentina. Digeneans were found in 34 mollusc species (31 gastropods and three bivalves) belonging to 17 genera. The available data are presented for each digenean species, and included host information, localities, prevalence values, type of habitat, life cycle information (natural or experimental host), and information on material and genetic sequences deposited in repositories. Only 21.1% of individuals were identified to species level, and 8.5% to genus level. In addition, the genetic sequences of only 10 species (4.7%) were available at GenBank. This survey constitutes the first checklist of parasitic helminths in molluscs from inland waters of Argentina.

WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000792649600001

Bibliographic citation

Merlo, M.J.; Parietti, M.; Fernández, M.V.; Flores, V.; Davies, D. (2022). A checklist of larval Digenea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) in molluscs from inland waters of Argentina: one hundred years of research. J. Helminthol. 96: e32. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x2100081x

Topic

Fresh water

Is peer reviewed

true