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Trematode diversity in freshwater fishes of the Globe I: ‘Old World’

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In this paper, we review, continent by continent, the trematode fauna of freshwater fishes of the ‘Old World’, a vast area consisting of the Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental and Australasian zoogeographical regions. Knowledge of this fauna is highly uneven and clearly incomplete for almost all regions, sometimes dramatically so. Although the biggest problem remains the completion of the ‘first pass’ of alpha taxonomy, there are in addition great problems relating to biogeography and elucidation of life-cycles. For the latter, molecular data, i.e. matching DNA sequences of larval stages and corresponding adults, may represent a powerful tool that should be used in future studies. Another challenging problem represents the existence of cryptic species and, in particular, considerable decrease of experts in taxonomy and life-cycles of trematodes.

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The idea to present data on the diversity of trematodes of freshwater fishes in form of a manuscript published in a special issue came from Aneta Kostadinova, Editor-in-Chief of Systematic Parasitology, when the programme of the workshop “The biodiversity of trematodes of fishes” organised by Thomas H. Cribb was prepared. Thanks are also due to organisers of the 9th International Symposium on Fish Parasites in Valencia, Spain, for hosting the workshop before the symposium on 31 August 2015.

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TS and AF have been supported by the Czech Science Foundation (projects Nos. P505/12/G112 and 15-14198S) and the Institute of Parasitology (RVO: 60077344). THC thanks the ABRS and ARC for ongoing support. The studies of trematodes in Kamchatka (TB) have been supported by the Pacific Commission for the Environment and Natural Resources (PERC) and Harry Moore Foundation, and by the Academic Council of the Far Eastern State Technical Fisheries University.

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  1. Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic

    Tomáš Scholz & Anna Faltýnková

  2. Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia

    Vladimir V. Besprozvannykh, Alexey V. Ermolenko & Marina B. Shedko

  3. Department of Ecology and Natural Resources Use, Far Eastern State Technical Fisheries University, Lugovaya 52b, Vladivostok, Russia, 690087

    Tamara E. Boutorina

  4. Division of Natural Sciences, St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI, USA

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    Takeshi Shimazu

  7. Water Research Group (Parasitology), Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa

    Nico J. Smit

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Scholz, T., Besprozvannykh, V.V., Boutorina, T.E. et al. Trematode diversity in freshwater fishes of the Globe I: ‘Old World’. Syst Parasitol 93, 257–269 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-016-9630-3

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