Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXIV, Issue 1
Written by Diana KIRIN, Mariya CHUNCHUKOVA
Ecologoparasitological research was done based on the helminths and helminth communities of wels catfish (Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758) from the freshwater ecosystem of the Tundja, Aegean Water Basin. As a result of the examined seven specimens of wels catfish, three taxa of helminths were found. The dominant structure of the helminth communities was determined. Eustrongylides excisus Jägersiöld, 1909, larvae is a core species for helminth communities of S. glanis (P% = 42.86). S. glanis from the river ecosystem is a new host record for E. excisus. The basic ecological indices of the parasitic populations and communities were determined. The bioindication role of the established parasitic complexes was studied. An assessment of the ecological status of the studied biocenoses was carried out.
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