Mollov I., D. Georgiev, O. Todorov (Eds.) Faunistic diversity of the city of Plovdiv (Bulgaria), Volume 1 – Invertebrates Bulletin of the Natural History Museum – Plovdiv Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Plovdiv, 2018, Supplement 1: 1-6 Review of species of the phylum Acanthocephala recorded from the Region of Plovdiv City Zlatka M. Dimitrova*, Margarita H. Marinova Thracian University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Biology and Aquaculture, Student Campus, BG-6000 Stara Zagora, BULGARIA *Corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract. A review of acanthocephalan species recorded from the region of Plovdiv City. A total of 11 species were reported: 3 from fish, 1 from amphibians, 6 from birds and 1 from mammals; 3 species has been identified at the generic level only. As hosts, 14 vertebrate species were recorded: 2 fishes, 6 amphibians, 5 avian and 1 mammalian species. A host-parasite list is presented. Key words: Acanthocephala, fish, amphibians, birds, mammals, Plovdiv City, review. Introduction the survey of avian acanthocephalans Most of the studies summarised in the (DIMITROVA et al., 2000). present review aimed revealing the helminth The present review includes the parasites of amphibians (BACHVAROV, 1962; acanthocephalan species recorded from the 1968; 1972; 1986; 1987; BACHVAROV et al., Region of Plovdiv City until 2016. The species 1975), birds (VASILEV, 1962; BACHVAROV, list is arranged according to the classification 1988) and fishes (KIRIN, 2000a; b; c; 2006). proposed by AMIN (2013). In addition, data of There is only one study on the general distribution of the reported species acanthocephalans of mammals in the studied were presented. The nomenclature of the hosts region (GEORGIEV, 1970). There are no follows Fauna Europaea (DE JONG et al., 2014). investigations of the reptiles (paratenic hosts) in the Region of Plovdiv City. List of acanthocephalan species from the In addition, the primary data obtained by Region of Plovdiv City the above-mentioned studies have also been presented in review publications on the Class Archiacanthocephala Meyer, 1931 helminth parasites from the fauna of Bulgaria. Order Gigantorhynchida Southwell & MacFie, 1925 These are the Catalogue of the helminth Family Gigantorhynchidae Hamann, 1892 parasites of amphibians in Bulgaria Genus Mediorhynchus Van Cleave, 1916 (BACHVAROV, 1977); the monograph on the helminth parasites of freshwater fishes in (1) Mediorhynchus sp. Bulgaria (KAKACHEVA-AVRAMOVA, 1983); the monograph on the helminth parasites of Recorded from small intestine of Meleagris insectivores and rodents (GENOV, 1984) and gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758 (VASILEV, 1962). © Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Plovdiv Regional Natural History Museum – Plovdiv http://rnhm.org/en/ University of Plovdiv Publishing House Review of species of the phylum Acanthocephala recorded from the Region of Plovdiv City Order Oligacanthorhynchida Petrochenko, 1956 2002), as well as from the North America - Family Oligacanthorhynchidae USA (VAN CLEAVE, 1915) and South America- Southwell & MacFie, 1925 Brazil (PILATI et al., 2013) seem to be doubtful. Genus Macracanthorhynchus Travassos, 1917 (5) Acanthocephalus tenuirostris (Achmerov & DombrowskaJa-Achmerova, 1941) Yamaguti, (2) Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus 1963 (Pallas, 1781) Travassos, 1917 Recorded from small intestine of Esox Recorded from small intestine of Sus scrofa lucius Linnaeus, 1758, Squalius cephalus (= f. domestica Linnaeus, 1758 (GEORGIEV, 1970). Leuciscus cephalus) (KIRIN, 2000a; b; c; 2006). General distribution: Holarctic, Palaeotropical General distribution: Palaearctic - Europe (GENOV, 1984; KHOKHLOVA, 1986; ARAKI, 2003), (GIBSON, 2013) and Russian Far East Neotropical (Mexico) (SALGADO-MALDONADO, (PUGACHEV, 1983). 2005) and Australian (SMALES, 2003). Acanthocephalus sp. Recorded from small intestine of Triturus Class Palaeacanthocephala Meyer, 1931 karelinii (previously identified in Bulgaria as Order Echinorhynchida Southwell & MacFie, 1925 Triturus cristatus) (BACHVAROV, 1972). Family Echinorhynchidae Cobbold, 1876 Genus Acanthocephalus Koelreuther, 1771 Family Pomphorhynchidae Yamaguti, 1939 Genus Pomphorhynchus Monticelli, 1905 (3) Acanthocephalus anguillae (Müller, 1780) Lühe, 1911 (6) Pomphorhynchus laevis (Zoega in Recorded from small intestine of Squalius Müller, 1776) Van Cleave, 1924 cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (= Leuciscus cephalus Recorded from small intestine of Esox (Linnaeus, 1758)) (KIRIN, 2000 a; b; c). lucius, Squalius cephalus (= Leuciscus cephalus) General distribution: Palaearctic - Europe (KIRIN, 2000a; b, c; 2006). (GIBSON, 2013). The records from Lena River General distribution: Palaearctic: Europe (in and Ob River (PUGACHEV, 1983) as well as freshwater and estuarine fishes) (GIBSON, those from North America by PETROCHENKO 2013). (1956) and MCDONALD (1988) seem to need additional confirmation. Order Polymorphida Petrochenko, 1956 (4) Acanthocephalus ranae (Schrank, 1788) Family Centrorhynchidae Van Cleave, 1916 Lühe, 1914) Genus Centrorhynchus Lühe, 1911 Recorded from small intestine of Triturus karelinii (Strauch, 1870) (previously identified (7) Centrorhynchus aluconis (Müller, 1780) as Triturus cristatus (Laurenti, 1768); Lühe, 1911 experimental infections), Bombina variegata Recorded from small intestine of Strix (Linnaeus, 1758), Rana dalmatina Fitzinger, aluco Linnaeus, 1758 (BACHVAROV, 1988). 1839, Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758, Rana General distribution: Palaearctic and ridibunda Pallas, 1771, Rana esculenta Oriental (DIMITROVA & GIBSON, 2005). Linnaeus, 1758, Asellus aquaticus (Linnaeus, (8) Centrorhynchus buteonis (Schrank, 1758) (natural and experimental infections) 1788) Kostylev, 1914 (BACHVAROV, 1962; 1968; 1986; 1987; Recorded from small intestine of Buteo BACHVAROV et al., 1975). rufinus (Cretzschmar, 1827) (BACHVAROV, 1988). General distribution: Palaearctic - Europe General distribution: Palaearctic and (GIBSON, 2013), Southwest Asia (Azerbaidjan, Oriental (DIMITROVA & GIBSON, 2005). Turkey) (KURBANOV, 1979; AMIN et al., 2012; (9) Centrorhynchus conspectus Van Cleave YILDIRIMHAN & ÍNGEDOĞAN, 2013) and and Pratt, 1940 Central Asia (Tajikistan) (BYCHOVSKIY, 1935; Recorded from small intestine of Buteo RYZHIKOV et al., 1980). buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) (BACHVAROV, 1988). The records from East and Southeast Asia - General distribution: Holarctic and Oriental China (WANG & WANG, 1989; XIA et al., 2015) (DIMITROVA et al., 2000). The record of and Thailand (CHAIYABUTR & CHANHOME, HARTWICH (1956) from Chile seems doubtful. 2 Zlatka M. Dimitrova, Margarita H. Marinova Family Plagiorhynchidae Golvan, 1960 Order Urodela Genus Plagiorhynchus Lühe, 1911 Family Salamandridae Triturus karelinii (Strauch) Synonym: (10) Plagiorhynchus (Plagiorhynchus) Triturus cristatus (Laurenti), pro parte odhneri Lundström, 1942 Acanthocephalus ranae (experimental Recorded from small intestine of Buteo infection) buteo (BACHVAROV, 1988). Acanthocephalus sp. General distribution: Palaearctic - Europe Order Anura (DIMITROVA, 2009; GIBSON, 2013). Family Bombinatoridae Bombina variegata (L.) Family Polymorphidae Meyer, 1931 Acanthocephalus ranae Genus Arhythmorhynchus Lühe, 1911 Family Ranidae Rana dalmatina Fitzinger (11) Arhythmorhynchus longicollis (Villot, A. ranae 1875) Lühe, 1912 Rana temporaria L. Synonyms: Arhythmorhynchus invaginabilis A. ranae (von Linstow, 1902) Rana ridibunda Pallas Recorded from small intestine of Buteo A. ranae rufinus (BACHVAROV, 1988). Rana esculenta L. General distribution: Holarctic (DIMITROVA A. ranae et al., 2000) and Neotropical (Belize) (CANARIS Class Aves & KINSELLA, 2001). Order Ciconiiformes Arhythmorhynchus sp. (= Skrjabinorhynchus sp.) Family Ardeidae Recorded from small intestine of Ardea Ardea cinerea L. cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 (BACHVAROV, 1988). Filicollis anatis Arhythmorhynchus sp. Genus Filicollis Lühe, 1911 Order Falconiformes Family Accipitridae (12) Filicollis anatis (Schrank, 1788) Lühe, Buteo buteo (L.) 1911 Centrorhynchus conspectus Recorded from small intestine of Ardea Plagiorhynchus (P.) odhneri cinerea (BACHVAROV, 1988). Buteo rufinus (Cretzschmar) General distribution: Palaearctic - Eurasia Centrorhynchus buteonis (DIMITROVA et al., 2000). Arhythmorhynchus longicollis Order Galliformes Host-parasite checklist Family Phasianidae Definitive hosts Meleagris gallopavo L. Class Actinopterygii Mediorhynchus sp. Order Esociformes Order Strigiformes Family Esocidae Family Strigidae Esox lucius L. Strix aluco L. Acanthocephalus tenuirostris Centrorhynchus aluconis Pomphorhynchus laevis Class Mammalia Order Cypriniformes Order Artiodactyla Family Cyprinidae Family Suidae Squalius cephalus (L.). Synonym: Leuciscus Sus scrofa f. domestica L. cephalus (L.) Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus Acanthocephalus anguillae Intermediate hosts A. tenuirostris Pomphorhynchus laevis Class Crustacea Class Amphibia Order Isopoda 3 Review of species of the phylum Acanthocephala recorded from the Region of Plovdiv City Family Asellidae Plovdivski Universitet “P. Hilendarski”, Asellus aquaticus (L.) Plovdiv, 54 p. (In Bulgarian). Acanthocephalus ranae (natural and BACHVAROV G. K. 1986. Helminths of experimental infection) amphibians in Bulgaria (morphology, taxonomy, fauna, biology and ecology). Discussion Summary of Doctorate Thesis. P. As seen from the above survey, 11 Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, acanthocephalan species were recorded from Plovdiv, 52 p. (In Bulgarian). the region of Plovdiv City. In addition, 3 BACHVAROV G. 1987. Study of the development species has been identified at the generic level