Helminths of Wild Predatory Mammals (Mammalia, Carnivora) of Ukraine. Trematodes

Korol, E. N., Varodi, E. I., Kornyushin, V. V., Malega, A. M.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/vzoo-2016-0037

Abstract

The paper summarises information on 11 species of trematodes parasitic in 9 species of wild carnivorans of Ukraine. The largest number of trematode species (9) was found in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Alaria alata (Diplostomidae) appeared to be the most common trematode parasite in the studied group; it was found in 4 host species from 9 administrative regions and Crimea.

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