Mollusc of the genus Lymnaea in water bodies of the Omsk region and life cycles of the trematodes

Korobov O. I.

The article presents the results of studying the invasion of Lymnaea mollusca by trematode larvae, and the species composition of trematodes larvae is established. During the study, 8 species of pond snails were found. All discovered species of molluscs are involved in the life cycles of trematodes. The fauna of trematode larvae included 13 species of partenites and cercariae, as well as 9 species of metacercariae.

Keywords:Trematoda, mollusca, Lymnaea, cercariae, metacercariae.