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Nicolla skrjabini

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Allocreadioidea

Genus
  
Nicolla

Rank
  
Species

Subclass
  
Digenea

Suborder
  
Xiphidiata

Family
  
Opecoelidae

Phylum
  
Platyhelminthes

Order
  
Plagiorchiida

Similar
  
Digenea, Lithoglyphus naticoides, Diplostomum, Caspian goby, Echinochasmus schwartzi

Nicolla skrjabini is a species of trematode in the family Opecoelidae.

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Distribution

The distribution of Nicolla skrjabini includes rivers of the Azov-Black Sea and rivers of the Baltic Sea. Expansion of its host species Lithoglyphus naticoides to the Volga River has allowed Nicolla skrjabini to expand its range.

Hosts

Hosts of Nicolla skrjabini include:

  • Snail Lithoglyphus naticoides serves as the first intermediate host
  • Gammarus balcanicus is the experimental second intermediate host
  • Definitive host can be 27 species of fish.

    • References

    Nicolla skrjabini Wikipedia
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