The helminth fauna of some invasive fishes from various natural and artificial water bodies from the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

This paper presents the results of the study of the helminth fauna of invasive fish species from different water bodies from the Republic of Moldova: prussian carp – Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782), stone moroko – Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846), chinese sleeper – Perccottus glenii Dybowski, 1877, pumpkinseed – Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaues, 1758), silver carp – Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844), bighead carp – Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845). As a result of this study 16 species were detected (Dactylogyrus sp., Gyrodactylus sp., Diplozoon paradoxum, Eudiplozoon nipponicum, Phyllodistomum folium, Diplostomum spathaceum, Botriocephalus opsariichthydis, Khawia parva, Paradilepis scolecina, Philometroides sanguinea, Pseudocapillaria tomentosa, Raphidascaris acus, Posthodiplostomum cuticola, Valipora campylancristrota, Ligula intestinalis).