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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): Rev. Arg. Parasitol.

Diversity of cercariae emergent from Heleobia parchappii (Gastropoda) in streams from the northeast of Buenos Aires Province

Submitted
January 2, 2024
Published
2023-10-30

Abstract

Researching the biodiversity of an environment is important to understand the ecosystems
functioning. The freshwater environments of Argentina have varied fauna, being the digeneans very important
components. Among the digeneans’ intermediate hosts, the gastropod Heleobia parchappii is widely distributed
and has ecological relevance; however, knowledge about its parasitic diversity in many of the environments it
inhabits needs to be expanded. The objective of this research is to contribute to the knowledge of the diversity
of digeneans parasitizing H. parchapii in streams of northeastern Buenos Aires, through the morphological
characterization of the cercariae that emerge from them. Between 2015 and 2022, 11589 specimens of H.
parchappii were collected in the Carnaval, Martín, and Buñirigo streams (La Plata, Buenos Aires Province,
Argentina), transported to the laboratory and kept in aquariums. Subsequently, they were exposed to direct
light, the emergence of cercariae was evaluated, which were studied morphologically and classified according to
morphotypes. The Emergence Index (number of snails from which morphotype i emerges/total number of snails
observed) was calculated, as well as the morphotype richness for each stream. Twelve cercariae morphotypes
were identified and classified into ten families. The results achieved allow increasing the record of known
cercariae in H. parchappii in the studied streams, where the existence of a diverse fauna can be assumed
according to the characteristics of the environment. In addition, it was observed that the Emergence Index was
higher in Buñirigo stream. This study shows the need to carry out new studies to evaluate in greater depth the
diversity of digenean larvae and the environmental and temporal effects on their community.

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