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Internal parasites were recorded in more than 20 species of rotifers from water bodies of the Volga delta. The most abundant species, Asplanchna priodonta Gosse and Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, were infested every year. The infestation was usually recorded in May and June during the spring-summer maximum in abundance. B. calyciflorus was usually infested by Microsporidium asperospora (Fritsch, 1895), while A. priodonta was more often infested by Pythium sp. and bacteria. At times, the incidence of infestation was as high as 20–40%. The main developmental stages of some parasites were examined and photographed on living material.
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Gorbunov, A.K., Kosova, A.A. (2001). Parasites in rotifers from the Volga delta. In: Sanoamuang, L., Segers, H., Shiel, R.J., Gulati, R.D. (eds) Rotifera IX. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 153. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0756-6_8
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