The taxonomic survey of the cercarial fauna (Platyhelminthes, trematoda) in the mollusks of Uzbekistan

Abstract

The article provides a list of trematodes cercariae found in the mollusks of Uzbekistan based on the analysis and generalisation of well-known data published in the period between 1934 and 2019. Currently, the list comprises 50 trematode species belonging to 38 genera, 22 families of trematodes, the adult forms of which parasitise vertebrates (fish, amphibians, birds and mammals), including the human being. The cercariae were discovered in 38 mollusk species belonging to Gastropoda and Bivalvia. The discovered larvae comprised 12 morphotype groups of cercariae.