Oswaldocruzia duboisi (Nematoda, Molineidae): Morphology, Hosts and Distribution in Ukraine

Svitin R. S., Kuzmin Y. I.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10058-012-0017-x

Abstract

Oswaldocruzia duboisi Ben Slimane, Durette-Desset et Chabaud, 1993 previously known from France and Bulgaria is reported from Ukraine for the first time. The species was found in the material from 8 amphibian host species, of which Lissotriton montadoni, Triturus cristatus, Mesotriton alpestris, Pelophylax ridibunda, P. lessonae, and Hyla arborea are new host records. Newts (Salamandridae) and green frogs (Pelophylax) are considered to be typical hosts for O. duboisi. Illustrated morphological redescription of O. duboisi based on 141 specimens from various hosts is presented.

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