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Helminth diversity in brine shrimps (Artemia) from Ukraine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2025

O. Greben Open the ORCID record for O. Greben [Opens in a new window] ,
O. Kudlai Open the ORCID record for O. Kudlai [Opens in a new window] ,
Yu. Kuzmin Open the ORCID record for Yu. Kuzmin [Opens in a new window] ,
E. Korol Open the ORCID record for E. Korol [Opens in a new window]  and
Ya. Syrota Open the ORCID record for Ya. Syrota [Opens in a new window]
O. Greben*
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Bogdan Khmelnytsky Street 15, Kyiv, 01054, Ukraine
O. Kudlai
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Bogdan Khmelnytsky Street 15, Kyiv, 01054, Ukraine
Yu. Kuzmin
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Bogdan Khmelnytsky Street 15, Kyiv, 01054, Ukraine
E. Korol
Affiliation:
Department of Museology, National Museum of Natural History, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Bogdan Khmelnytsky Street 15, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
Ya. Syrota
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Bogdan Khmelnytsky Street 15, Kyiv, 01054, Ukraine Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, 04001, Košice, Slovakia
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Corresponding author: O. Greben; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Brine shrimps (Artemia spp.) are aquatic crustaceans known as important intermediate hosts for a wide range of helminth species. From 2011 to 2021, 4,347 individuals of brine shrimp were collected for this study, investigating the diversity and infection rates of helminth species in Artemia spp. from hypersaline waters in southern and eastern Ukraine. Seven helminth species were found: six cestodes (Anomotaenia tringae, Eurycestus avoceti, Branchiopodataenia gvozdevi, Confluaria podicipina, Fimbriarioides tadornae, Hymenolepis s.l. stellorae) and one unidentified acuariid nematode (Acuariidae gen. sp.). All these helminths were recorded for the first time in intermediate hosts in Ukraine, although they had been known from other regions. Additionally, partial sequences of the 18S rDNA gene as well as the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenase subunit 1 (nad1) genes were obtained for varying numbers of cestode and nematode isolates for the first time. The overall prevalence of helminth infection in Artemia spp. was 21.9%, and the intensity ranged from one to three specimens.

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Artemia spp.metacestodeAcuariidae gen. spUkraine
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 98 , 2024 , e90
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