Nicolla skrjabini explained

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

Distribution

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

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]

Notes and 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. .
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. .