Nicolla skrjabini

Nicolla skrjabini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Trematoda
Order:	Plagiorchiida
Family:	Opecoelidae
Genus:	Nicolla
Species:	N. skrjabini
Binomial name
Nicolla skrjabini (Iwanitzki, 1928)

Nicolla skrjabini is a species of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae.[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Nicolla skrjabini includes rivers of the Azov-Black Sea and rivers of the Baltic Sea.[1] Expansion of its host species Lithoglyphus naticoides to the Volga River has allowed Nicolla skrjabini to expand its range.[1][2]

Hosts

Hosts of Nicolla skrjabini include:

• Snail Lithoglyphus naticoides serves as the first intermediate host[1][2]
• Gammarus balcanicus is the experimental second intermediate host[1]
• Definitive host can be 27 species of fish.[1]

References

1. Zhokhov A. E., Molodozhnikova N. M. & Pugacheva M. N. (2006). "Dispersal of invading trematodes Nicolla skrjabini (Iwanitzky, 1928) and Plagioporus skrjabini Kowal, 1951 (Trematoda: Opecoelidae) in the Volga". Russian Journal of Ecology 37(5): 363-365. doi:10.1134/S1067413606050110.
2. Tyutin A. V. & Slynko Yu. V. (2010). "The first finding of the Black Sea snail Lithoglyphus naticoides (Gastropoda) and its associated species-specific trematoda in the Upper Volga basin". Russian Journal of Biological Invasions 1(1): 45-49. doi:10.1134/S2075111710010091.