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Vorkommen larvaler Trematoden in Bernsteinschnecken (Succineidae) Hessens

Occurrence of larval trematodes in succineidae from Hesse

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About 2,000Succinea elegans and 4,000S. putris were examined for larval trematode infections, visible in the living snails. The larval forms of six species were found. The sporocyst ofLeucochloridium cyanocittae McIntosh, 1932, is reported and described for the first time from Western Europe. The sporocyst ofNeoleucochloridium holostomum (Rudolphi, 1819) is described and the successful cloacal infection of chicks by its artificially excysted metacercariae is reported. Furthermore a land-snail,Succinea elegans, is reported for the first time to be an intermediate host ofCyclocoelum microstomum (Creplin, 1829), and information is given on its redia and metacercariae, and on a successful feeding experiment with a coot (Fulica átra L.). The remaining three species,Leucochloridium paradoxum Carus, 1833,L. perturbatum Pojmanska, 1969, andL. vogtianum Baudon, 1881 were described and discussed in a previous paper (Rietschel, 1972).

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Etwa 2000 Schnecken der ArtSuccinea elegans und 4000 der ArtS. putris wurden auf äußerlich sichtbaren Befall mit Trematodenlarven hin untersucht, wobei insgesamt 6 Arten larvaler Trematoden auftraten.Leucochloridium cyanocittae McIntosh, 1932 wird erstmals für Westeuropa nachgewiesen und die Sporocyste ausSuccinea putris beschrieben. VonNeoleucochloridium holostomum (Rudolphi, 1819) wird ebenfalls die Sporocyste abgehandelt und die positiv verlaufene kloakale Infektion von Hühnerküken mit künslich exzystierten Metacercarien dargelegt. Als Zwischenwirt fürCyclocoelum microstomum (Creplin, 1829) kann erstmals eine Landschnecke,Succinea elegans, nachgewiesen werden. Es folgen Angaben über die erfolgreiche orale Infektion einer Bleßralle (Fulica atra L.) mitC. microstomum. Die verbleibenden drei Arten,Leucochloridium paradoxum, Carus, 1833,L. perturbatum Pojmańska, 1969 undL. vogtianum Baudon, 1881, wurden bereits in einer früheren Arbeit abgehandelt (Rietschel, 1972).

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Rietschel, G. Vorkommen larvaler Trematoden in Bernsteinschnecken (Succineidae) Hessens. Z. Parasitenkd. 58, 265–274 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00933933

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