Document of bibliographic reference 369221

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Title

Laboratory cultures of Lymnaeidae for parasitological experiments

Abstract

Many species of Digenea require a host snail for the development of their larval forms. Among the species of molluscs involved in the transmission of these parasitoses, Lymnaeidae serves as intermediate hosts for at least 71 species of parasites, distributed in 13 families. The breeding of lymnaeids under laboratory conditions allows specifying the dynamics of this larval development often complex or to obtain infective larvae (cercariae) capable of developing in their definitive host. As several breeding techniques have been published by the authors, the objective of this chapter is to review the different systems used, with a particular emphasis on the species of the genus Galba because their breeding is more difficult due to their amphibiosis. The different types of natural food that can be proposed to snails as well as food supplements used to have optimal growth of these snails are examined in a second step. The impact of these food supplements on the parasite production of two snail species capable of ensuring the larval development of Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) is specified in a third step. Finally, the general principles of the infection of these snails by the larval forms (miracidia) of a trematode are briefly recalled at the end of this review.

Bibliographic citation

Dreyfuss, G.; Vignoles, P.; Rondelaud, D.; Sánchez, J.; Vázquez, A.A. (2023). Laboratory cultures of Lymnaeidae for parasitological experiments, in: Vinarski, M.V. et al. The Lymnaeidae. A handbook on their natural history and parasitological significance. Zoological Monographs, 7: pp. 395-414. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30292-3_14

Topic

Fresh water