Trematodes in wetland birds of Karelia (based on materials from the 319th USSR helminthological expedition, 1958-1962)

• Published in: Proceedings of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Main Authors: Galina Yakovleva, Darya Lebedeva, Evgueniy Ieshko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2015
• Subjects: fauna; trematoda; wetland birds; 319th ussr helminthological expedition; karelia; Science; Q; karelia*; karelian
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17076/eco119i; https://doaj.org/article/1ce87704eb9a4d55bc19ccd07f8f7011

In 1958–1962 the 319 th USSR Helminthological Expedition was implemented in Karelia during the summer-autumn period. 34 Trematoda species were found in 119 wetland bird specimens collected. The highest diversity was demonstrated by the families Diplostomidae (10 species) and Echinostomatidae (7). Sixteen and 7 trematode species were registered for the first time in Karelian territory and in the European North of Russia, respectively. The largest number of trematode species was found in Larus fuscus (13 species) and Anas platyrhynchos (8).