Helminth Parasites of Black-striped Pipefish Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827 (Actinopterygii: Syngnathidae) from a Black Sea Coastal Wetland, Bulgaria
Journal: Acta Zoologica Bulgarica
Year: 2024

In a helminthological survey, the black-striped pipefish Syngnathus abaster (13 individuals) from the Lake Atanasovsko Wetlands, Bulgaria, three helminth species were recorded. These were the cryptogonimid trematode Timoniella imbutiformis (subadult and mature individuals), the opisthorchid trematode Cryptocotyle concava (metacercaria) and the raphidascaridid nematode Hysterothylacium cf. aduncum (third-stage larvae). Of them, T. imbutiformis was the most prevalent parasite species (15.38%). The