Helicometra fasciata (Rudolphi, 1819) complex from new fish host in the Black sea, the broadnosed pipefish Syngnathus typhle Linnaeus, 1758, with notes on biology of this trematode species
Journal: Паразитология
Year: 2023

This paper reports on the first record of Helicometra fasciata (Rudolphi, 1819) complex (Opecoelidae) maritae from black-striped pipefish, Syngnathus typhle Linnaeus, 1758, in the Black Sea. Ten fish specimens caught near the Kerch Strait (north-eastern part of the Black Sea) in July 2007 were examined and one of them was found to be parasitized by a single H. fasciata complex ovigerous marita. Description and drawing of the trematode found are given. S. typhle and fish of the Syngnathidae famil