A Survey of Helminths of the Marsh Frog, Pelophylax ridibundus (Amphibia, Ranidae) and the First Record of Ophiotaenia saphena (Cestoda, Proteocephalidae) in the Ukrainian Part of the Danube Delta

In 23 examined marsh frogs, Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771), from the town of Vylkove (Odesa Region, Ukraine), 25 helminth species were found. Helminth infracommunities in the studied frogs comprised 3–14 species (mean 9.4; median 10.0) and intensity of infection ranged from 20–351 (mean 151; m...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Datum:2025
Hauptverfasser: Greben, O., Syrota, Ya., Dmytriieva, I., Nechai, A., Dupak, V., Marushchak, O., Kuzmin, Yu., Svitin, R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2025
Online Zugang:https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/799
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Назва журналу:Journal Zoodiversity

Institution

Journal Zoodiversity
id zoodiv-article-799
record_format ojs
spelling zoodiv-article-7992025-10-27T11:06:44Z A Survey of Helminths of the Marsh Frog, Pelophylax ridibundus (Amphibia, Ranidae) and the First Record of Ophiotaenia saphena (Cestoda, Proteocephalidae) in the Ukrainian Part of the Danube Delta Greben, O. Syrota, Ya. Dmytriieva, I. Nechai, A. Dupak, V. Marushchak, O. Kuzmin, Yu. Svitin, R. helminths frogs Ophiotaenia helminth community Danube Ukraine In 23 examined marsh frogs, Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771), from the town of Vylkove (Odesa Region, Ukraine), 25 helminth species were found. Helminth infracommunities in the studied frogs comprised 3–14 species (mean 9.4; median 10.0) and intensity of infection ranged from 20–351 (mean 151; median 155). Six helminth species were classified as predominating in the helminth component community based on their prevalence and abundance: the nematode Oswaldocruzia duboisi Ben Slimane et al., 1993, the cestode Ophiotaenia saphena Osler, 1931, the trematodes Diplodiscus subclavatus (Pallas, 1760), Prosotocus confuses (Looss, 1894), Pleurogenoides medians (Olsson, 1876), and Tylodelphys excavata (Rudolphi, 1803) (metacercariae). The nematodes Icosiella neglecta (Diesing, 1851) and Os. duboisi and the cestode Op. saphena are reported for the first time in marsh frogs from Vylkove. The latter species is known as a parasite of true frogs (Ranidae) in North America and was recently discovered in Pelophylax spp. in Greece and Romania. It is first reported in Ukraine and is regarded as an invasive alien parasite of P. ridibundus in the Ukrainian part of the Danube Delta. The morphological description and molecular characterisation of Op. saphena from the new locality are provided. Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2025-08-19 Article Article application/pdf https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/799 10.15407/zoo2025.05.413 Zoodiversity; Vol. 59 No. 5 (2025): Zoodiversity Zoodiversity (Vestnik Zoologii); Том 59 № 5 (2025): Zoodiversity 2707-7268 2707-725X 10.15407/zoo2025.05 en https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/799/340
institution Journal Zoodiversity
baseUrl_str
datestamp_date 2025-10-27T11:06:44Z
collection OJS
language English
topic_facet helminths
frogs
Ophiotaenia
helminth community
Danube
Ukraine
format Article
author Greben, O.
Syrota, Ya.
Dmytriieva, I.
Nechai, A.
Dupak, V.
Marushchak, O.
Kuzmin, Yu.
Svitin, R.
spellingShingle Greben, O.
Syrota, Ya.
Dmytriieva, I.
Nechai, A.
Dupak, V.
Marushchak, O.
Kuzmin, Yu.
Svitin, R.
A Survey of Helminths of the Marsh Frog, Pelophylax ridibundus (Amphibia, Ranidae) and the First Record of Ophiotaenia saphena (Cestoda, Proteocephalidae) in the Ukrainian Part of the Danube Delta
author_facet Greben, O.
Syrota, Ya.
Dmytriieva, I.
Nechai, A.
Dupak, V.
Marushchak, O.
Kuzmin, Yu.
Svitin, R.
author_sort Greben, O.
title A Survey of Helminths of the Marsh Frog, Pelophylax ridibundus (Amphibia, Ranidae) and the First Record of Ophiotaenia saphena (Cestoda, Proteocephalidae) in the Ukrainian Part of the Danube Delta
title_short A Survey of Helminths of the Marsh Frog, Pelophylax ridibundus (Amphibia, Ranidae) and the First Record of Ophiotaenia saphena (Cestoda, Proteocephalidae) in the Ukrainian Part of the Danube Delta
title_full A Survey of Helminths of the Marsh Frog, Pelophylax ridibundus (Amphibia, Ranidae) and the First Record of Ophiotaenia saphena (Cestoda, Proteocephalidae) in the Ukrainian Part of the Danube Delta
title_fullStr A Survey of Helminths of the Marsh Frog, Pelophylax ridibundus (Amphibia, Ranidae) and the First Record of Ophiotaenia saphena (Cestoda, Proteocephalidae) in the Ukrainian Part of the Danube Delta
title_full_unstemmed A Survey of Helminths of the Marsh Frog, Pelophylax ridibundus (Amphibia, Ranidae) and the First Record of Ophiotaenia saphena (Cestoda, Proteocephalidae) in the Ukrainian Part of the Danube Delta
title_sort survey of helminths of the marsh frog, pelophylax ridibundus (amphibia, ranidae) and the first record of ophiotaenia saphena (cestoda, proteocephalidae) in the ukrainian part of the danube delta
description In 23 examined marsh frogs, Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771), from the town of Vylkove (Odesa Region, Ukraine), 25 helminth species were found. Helminth infracommunities in the studied frogs comprised 3–14 species (mean 9.4; median 10.0) and intensity of infection ranged from 20–351 (mean 151; median 155). Six helminth species were classified as predominating in the helminth component community based on their prevalence and abundance: the nematode Oswaldocruzia duboisi Ben Slimane et al., 1993, the cestode Ophiotaenia saphena Osler, 1931, the trematodes Diplodiscus subclavatus (Pallas, 1760), Prosotocus confuses (Looss, 1894), Pleurogenoides medians (Olsson, 1876), and Tylodelphys excavata (Rudolphi, 1803) (metacercariae). The nematodes Icosiella neglecta (Diesing, 1851) and Os. duboisi and the cestode Op. saphena are reported for the first time in marsh frogs from Vylkove. The latter species is known as a parasite of true frogs (Ranidae) in North America and was recently discovered in Pelophylax spp. in Greece and Romania. It is first reported in Ukraine and is regarded as an invasive alien parasite of P. ridibundus in the Ukrainian part of the Danube Delta. The morphological description and molecular characterisation of Op. saphena from the new locality are provided.
publisher Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
publishDate 2025
url https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/799
work_keys_str_mv AT grebeno asurveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT syrotaya asurveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT dmytriievai asurveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT nechaia asurveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT dupakv asurveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT marushchako asurveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT kuzminyu asurveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT svitinr asurveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT grebeno surveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT syrotaya surveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT dmytriievai surveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT nechaia surveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT dupakv surveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT marushchako surveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT kuzminyu surveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
AT svitinr surveyofhelminthsofthemarshfrogpelophylaxridibundusamphibiaranidaeandthefirstrecordofophiotaeniasaphenacestodaproteocephalidaeintheukrainianpartofthedanubedelta
first_indexed 2025-10-28T02:00:07Z
last_indexed 2025-10-28T02:00:07Z
_version_ 1849816416440549376