<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Data on prevalence and current distribution of the cestode Nippotaenia mogurndae Yamaguti and Miyata, 1940 (Nippotaeniidea) in Slovakia, are provided. A total of 163 fish from 8 localities of different types in the Tisa River basin were infected with N. mogurndae. The mean intensity of infection was 1.8 with a maximum of 5 tapeworms. The expansion of the distribution of the cestode corresponds well with the spreading of its host, the invasive fish Amur sleeper Perccottus glenii Dybowski, 1877. The Spearmann correlation coefficient was used to test the relationship between the intensity of infection and standard length of the fish (r = 0.36; n = 163; P &lt; 0.05), condition coefficient of the fish (r = 0.22; n = 115; P &lt; 0.05) and season (r = −0.37; n = 355; P &lt; 0.05). A significant correlation was confirmed for each pair of variables. There is a statistically significant difference between the prevalence of the cestode in two functional size groups (t = 3.28; n = 163; P &lt; 0.05). The prevalence of the cestode increased with the standard length of fish. The potential risk of further expansion of N. mogurndae to other countries is discussed.</p></abstract>

Data on prevalence and current distribution of the cestode Nippotaenia mogurndae Yamaguti and Miyata, 1940 (Nippotaeniidea) in Slovakia, are provided. A total of 163 fish from 8 localities of different types in the Tisa River basin were infected with N. mogurndae. The mean intensity of infection was 1.8 with a maximum of 5 tapeworms. The expansion of the distribution of the cestode corresponds well with the spreading of its host, the invasive fish Amur sleeper Perccottus glenii Dybowski, 1877. The Spearmann correlation coefficient was used to test the relationship between the intensity of infection and standard length of the fish (r = 0.36; n = 163; P < 0.05), condition coefficient of the fish (r = 0.22; n = 115; P < 0.05) and season (r = −0.37; n = 355; P < 0.05). A significant correlation was confirmed for each pair of variables. There is a statistically significant difference between the prevalence of the cestode in two functional size groups (t = 3.28; n = 163; P < 0.05). The prevalence of the cestode increased with the standard length of fish. The potential risk of further expansion of N. mogurndae to other countries is discussed.

New data on an exotic Nippotaenia mogurndae (Cestoda), newly introduced to Europe

Faculty of Human and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, 081 16, Prešov, Slovakia

Institute of Zoology SAS, Košice, Slovakia

Department of Parasitology, Diseases of Fish, Bees and Game, University of Veterinary Medicine, Komenského 73, 041 81, Košice, Slovakia

Helminthologia

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Data on prevalence and current distribution of the cestode Nippotaenia mogurndae Yamaguti and Miyata, 1940 (Nippotaeniidea) in Slovakia, are provided. A total...

New data on an exotic Nippotaenia mogurndae (Cestoda), newly introduced to Europe

Published Online: Jun 05, 2008

Page range: 81 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-008-0015-2

Keywords
Nippotaenia mogurndae, non-native species, Amur sleeper, risk of invasion, Tisa River basin

© 2008 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

New data on an exotic Nippotaenia mogurndae (Cestoda), newly introduced to Europe

Published Online: Jun 05, 2008

Page range: 81 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-008-0015-2

KeywordsNippotaenia mogurndae, non-native species, Amur sleeper, risk of invasion, Tisa River basin

© 2008 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Nippotaenia mogurndae, non-native species, Amur sleeper, risk of invasion, Tisa River basin