Freshwater trematodes in Iceland and the surrounding north current advances and questions
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F25%3A00617921" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/25:00617921 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/62156489:43410/25:43926744
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X25000215" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X25000215</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X25000215" target="_blank" >10.1017/S0022149X25000215</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Freshwater trematodes in Iceland and the surrounding north current advances and questions
Original language description
Iceland is an isolated, sub-Arctic, oceanic island of volcanic origin in the northern North Atlantic. With a limited faunal diversity and being the most northern point in the distributional range for some species, it is an intriguing model region to study parasite biodiversity and biogeography. Since 2006, there has been a history of intense biodiversity discoveries of freshwater trematodes (Trematoda, Digenea), thanks to the use of integrative taxonomic methods. The majority of digeneans (28 out of 41 known) were characterised with molecular genetic methods and morphological analyses, with some of their life-cycle stages and geographical distribution assessed. A surprising diversity has been discovered, comprising species of the families Allocreadiidae, Cyclocoeliidae, Diplostomidae, Echinostomatidae, Gorgoderidae, Plagiorchiidae, Notocotylidae, Schistosomatidae, and Strigeidae. Many of the recorded species complete their life cycles within Iceland, with three snail species (Ampullaceana balthica, Gyraulus parvus, Physa acuta) known as intermediate hosts. No trematodes endemic for Iceland were found, they appear to be generalists with wide geographical ranges dispersed mainly by migratory birds. Interestingly, fish trematodes recorded in Iceland were found in mainland Europe, indicating that they might be dispersed by anadromous fishes, by human activity, or by migratory birds carrying intermediate hosts. The trematode fauna is mainly Palaearctic, with few species recorded in North America. We highlight the ongoing need for precise species identification via integrative taxonomic methods, which is a baseline for any further ecological studies and adequate epidemiological and conservation measures. Also, there is still a need of obtaining well-preserved vouchers of adults for definite species delimitation.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Helminthology
ISSN
0022-149X
e-ISSN
1475-2697
Volume of the periodical
99
Issue of the periodical within the volume
FEB
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
18
Pages from-to
e33
UT code for WoS article
001435715000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85219089991