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<p>In our study, a total of 33 specimens of three cyprinid fish <italic>(Squalius squalus, Phoxinus lumaireul</italic>, and <italic>Pelasgus minutus)</italic> from Belčišta wetland (south-west Macedonia) were subjected to a parasitological investigation, by season. One specimen of <italic>Acanthocephalus lucii</italic> was found in autumn, in intestines of minnow (<italic>Phoxinus lumaireul</italic> Linnaeus, 1758). The record of <italic>Acanthocephalus lucii</italic> in minnow is considered as the first in N. Macedonia. At the same time, minnow represent a new host for this parasite worldwide.</p>
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In our study, a total of 33 specimens of three cyprinid fish (Squalius squalus, Phoxinus lumaireul, and Pelasgus minutus) from Belčišta wetland (south-west Macedonia) were subjected to a parasitological investigation, by season. One specimen of Acanthocephalus lucii was found in autumn, in intestines of minnow (Phoxinus lumaireul Linnaeus, 1758). The record of Acanthocephalus lucii in minnow is considered as the first in N. Macedonia. At the same time, minnow represent a new host for this parasite worldwide.

First Record of <italic>Acanthocephalus lucii</italic> (Müller, 1776) Lühe, 1911 (Paleacanthocephala, echinorhynchidae) in Minnow (<italic>Phoxinus lumaireul</italic> Linnaeus, 1758) from Belčišta Wetland (North Macedonia)

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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First Record of  (Müller, 1776) Lühe, 1911 (Paleacanthocephala, echinorhynchidae) in Minnow ( Linnaeus, 1758) from Belčišta Wetland (North Macedonia)

In our study, a total of 33 specimens of three cyprinid fish (Squalius squalus, Phoxinus lumaireul, and Pelasgus minutus) from Belčišta wetland (south-west...

First Record of Acanthocephalus lucii (Müller, 1776) Lühe, 1911 (Paleacanthocephala, echinorhynchidae) in Minnow (Phoxinus lumaireul Linnaeus, 1758) from Belčišta Wetland (North Macedonia)

Online veröffentlicht: 16. Juli 2023

Seitenbereich: 65 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2023-0005

Schlüsselwörter
minnow, Belčišta wetland, first record

© 2023 Dijana Blazhekovikj-Dimovska et al., published by Sciendo

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First Record of Acanthocephalus lucii (Müller, 1776) Lühe, 1911 (Paleacanthocephala, echinorhynchidae) in Minnow (Phoxinus lumaireul Linnaeus, 1758) from Belčišta Wetland (North Macedonia)

Online veröffentlicht: 16. Juli 2023

Seitenbereich: 65 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2023-0005

Schlüsselwörterminnow, Belčišta wetland, first record

© 2023 Dijana Blazhekovikj-Dimovska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
minnow, Belčišta wetland, first record