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Nadezhda Yu. Kirillova, PhD, Senior Researcher of the Institute of Ecology of the Volga River Basin of RAS (445003, Russia, Samara Region, Togliatti, Komzina Street, 10); e-mail: parasitolog@yandex.ru
Alexander A. Kirillov, PhD, Senior Researcher of the Institute of Ecology of the Volga River Basin of RAS (445003, Russia, Samara Region, Togliatti, Komzina Street, 10); e-mail: parasitolog@yandex.ru
Sergey N. Spiridonov, PhD, Joint Directorate of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park «Smolny» (430011, Russia, Republic of Mordovia, Saransk, Dachnyi Lane, 4); e-mail: alcedo@rambler.ru
Gennadiy F. Grishutkin, Joint Directorate of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park «Smolny» (430011, Russia, Republic of Mordovia, Saransk, Dachnyi Lane, 4).

Kirillova N.Yu., Kirillov A.A., Spiridonov S.N., Grishutkin G.F. 2019. First finding of Morishitium polonicum (Trematoda, Cyclocoelidae) in Turdus merula and Coccothraustes coccothraustes in Russia. Nature Conservation Research 4(3): 124–126. https://dx.doi.org/10.24189/ncr.2019.054

The trematode Morishitium polonicum has been recorded for the first time from passerine birds in Russia (National Park «Smolny», Republic of Mordovia, Russia). Fifteen mature specimens were found in the air sacks of Turdus merula and Coccothraustes coccothraustes. A morphological description and photos of the examined trematode are given. Coccothraustes coccothraustes is detected as a new host of this trematode.

Common blackbird, Cyclocoelidae, Hawfinch, National Park «Smolny», trematodes

Received: 08.07.2019. Revised: 19.07.2019. Accepted: 20.07.2019.

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