Life history, systematics and evolution of the Diplostomoidea Poirier, 1886: progress, promises and challenges emerging from molecular studies

I Blasco-Costa, SA Locke - Advances in parasitology, 2017 - Elsevier
Members of the Diplostomoidea mature in amniotes and employ vertebrates, annelids and
molluscs as second intermediate hosts. Diplostomoid life cycles generally follow a three …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of environmental variation on host–parasite interaction in three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

JP Scharsack, F Franke, NI Erin, A Kuske, J Büscher… - Zoology, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent research provides accumulating evidence that the evolutionary dynamics of host–
parasite adaptations strongly depend on environmental variation. In this context, the three …

Diversity, specificity and speciation in larval Diplostomidae (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) in the eyes of freshwater fish, as revealed by DNA barcodes

SA Locke, FS Al-Nasiri, M Caffara, F Drago… - International Journal for …, 2015 - Elsevier
Larvae (metacercariae) in some species of Diplostomidae (Platyhelminthes: Digenea)
inhabit fish eyes and are difficult to identify to species based on morphology. DNA barcoding …

Molecular analyses reveal high species diversity of trematodes in a sub-Arctic lake

M Soldánová, S Georgieva, J Roháčová… - International Journal for …, 2017 - Elsevier
To identify trematode diversity and life-cycles in the sub-Arctic Lake Takvatn, Norway, we
characterised 120 trematode isolates from mollusc first intermediate hosts, metacercariae …

[HTML][HTML] Resolution of the identity of three species of Diplostomum (Digenea: Diplostomidae) parasitising freshwater fishes in South Africa, combining molecular and …

C Hoogendoorn, NJ Smit, O Kudlai - International Journal for Parasitology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Reliable data on the diversity of the genus Diplostomum (Digenea: Diplostomidae)
parasitising freshwater fishes in South Africa, as well as in Africa, is almost non-existent …

A fine‐scale phylogenetic assessment of digenean trematodes in central Alberta reveals we have yet to uncover their total diversity

MA Gordy, PC Hanington - Ecology and Evolution, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Despite over 100 years of digenean trematode parasite species descriptions, from a wide
diversity of vertebrate and invertebrate host species, our ability to recognize the diversity of …

Cercarial behaviour alters the consumer functional response of three‐spined sticklebacks

A Born‐Torrijos, RA Paterson… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Free‐living parasite life stages may contribute substantially to ecosystem biomass and thus
represent a significant source of energy flow when consumed by non‐host organisms …

No strict host specificity: Brain metacercariae Diplostomum petromyzifluviatilis Müller (Diesing, 1850) are conspecific with Diplostomum sp. Lineage 4 of Blasco-Costa …

DI Lebedeva, IY Popov, GA Yakovleva, DO Zaicev… - Parasitology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Metacercariae of Diplostomum petromyzifluviatilis (Digenea, Diplostomidae) from
the brain of European river lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis from the Baltic Sea basin and Arctic …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the diversity of Diplostomum (Digenea: Diplostomidae) in fishes from the River Danube using mitochondrial DNA barcodes

O Kudlai, M Oros, A Kostadinova… - Parasites & …, 2017 - parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral …
Metacercariae of Diplostomum are important fish pathogens, but reliable data on their
diversity in natural fish populations are virtually lacking. This study was conducted to explore …

Temporal stability of polymorphic Arctic charr parasite communities reflects sustained divergent trophic niches

EC Rochat, RA Paterson, I Blasco‐Costa… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Polymorphic Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus populations frequently display distinct
differences in habitat use, diet, and parasite communities. Changes to the relative species …