Chacko Sherin, Kandambeth Prasadan Puthanpurayil
Ecological Parasitology and Tropical Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Kannur University, Mananthavady Campus, Wayanad, Kerala 670645 India.
J Parasit Dis. 2022 Mar;46(1):159-165. doi: 10.1007/s12639-021-01429-3. Epub 2021 Aug 7.
Understanding the host specificity of trematode larvae is vital in predicting the mode of trophic level transfer of trematode parasites and their evolution. In this study, six species of trematode metacercariae, sp., , , sp., sp. and sp. infecting the larvae of the odonate family Libellulidae from the water bodies in the Wayanad region of the Western Ghats are recorded. The prevalence of infection of these metacercariae was 5.8%, 2.0%, 10.4%, 9.1%, 2.6% & 1.3%, respectively. Further, the mean intensity of infection was estimated to be 4.44, 1.67, 5.38, 6.21, 6.0 & 17.5 and the mean abundance 0.26, 0.03, 0.56, 0.56, 0.16 & 0.23 respectively.
了解吸虫幼虫的宿主特异性对于预测吸虫寄生虫的营养级转移模式及其进化至关重要。在本研究中，记录了六种吸虫尾蚴，即感染西高止山脉瓦亚纳德地区水体中蜻蜓目蜻科幼虫的 sp.、 sp.、 sp.、 sp.、 sp. 和 sp.。这些尾蚴的感染率分别为5.8%、2.0%、10.4%、9.1%、2.6%和1.3%。此外，估计平均感染强度分别为4.44、1.67、5.38、6.21、6.0和17.5，平均丰度分别为0.26、0.03、0.56、0.56、0.16和0.23。
