Parasitic helminths occurring in Adriatic fishes. Part II (Flukes and Tapeworms)
Abstract
In the course of the spring months of the year 1966 I studied helminth parasites of fishes caught in the waters around Split, Yugoslavia. During the investigations 824 specimens of 82 different fish species were examined. As a result of the studies 48 fluke species, 2 subcpecies and 6 tapeworms were recovered.
Generally speaking, most of the flatworms frequently occurred in the fishes of the European Seas or just in those of the Adriatic. Nevertheless the investigations resulted in several new records. So far Lomasoma wardi (Manter, 1934) has not been known in the parasitic fauna of Europe. The parasitic fauna of the Adriatic has become richer with the knowledge of several new parasitic worms. In this paper further data concerning geographical distribution of the recovered flukes and the localization in their new hosts are given.
The incidence of tapeworms in the fishes was lower than that in the case of flukes. Only six tapeworms were recovered. Four of them constitute new data of the parasitic fauna for the Adriatic.
