Validity reassessment of Trichobilharzia species using Lymnaea stagnalis as the intermediate host

The systematics within the genus Trichobilharzia is complicated. After the description of the type species Trichobilharzia ocellata, the name was routinely used for nearly all European findings of ocellate furcocercariae. T. ocellata was also described from North America and Japan. However, the iden...

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Published in:Parasitology research (1987) 2005, Vol.95 (2), p.79-89
Main Authors: RUDOLFOVA, J, HAMPL, V, BAYSSADE-DUFOUR, C, LOCKYER, A. E, LITTLEWOOD, D. T. J, HORAK, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Base Sequence
Biological and medical sciences
Birds - parasitology
DNA, Helminth - genetics
DNA, Intergenic - genetics
Europe
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models
Invertebrates
Japan
Lymnaea - parasitology
Male
Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control
North America
Phylogeny
Schistosomatidae - classification
Schistosomatidae - genetics
Schistosomatidae - isolation & purification
Species Specificity
Vectors. Intermediate hosts
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Summary:The systematics within the genus Trichobilharzia is complicated. After the description of the type species Trichobilharzia ocellata, the name was routinely used for nearly all European findings of ocellate furcocercariae. T. ocellata was also described from North America and Japan. However, the identity of T. ocellata remains questionable. Comparison of data from the literature showed differences among various T. ocellata isolates and led us to the conclusion that the North American and the Japanese findings are not identical with European T. ocellata. In addition, the description of T. szidati corresponds with the recently reported European T. ocellata isolates. Sequence analysis of the ITS region confirmed that they are identical.
ISSN:0932-0113
1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-004-1262-x