Integrative taxonomic approach to the cryptic diversity of Diplostomum spp. in lymnaeid snails from Europe with a focus on the ‘Diplostomum mergi’ species complex

Table 1 Summary data for the lymnaeid snails examined/infected with Diplostomum spp. in five reservoirs of the River Ruhr catchment area in Germany

	Ba	He	So	Hn	Ve	Total
Total number of lymnaeid snails examined	437	1,772	357	292	313	3,171
Number of snails infected with Diplostomum spp.	8	66	4	–	–	78
Number of distinct samples with Diplostomum spp. infections	7 (0)*	29 (20)*	2 (2)*	–	–	38 (22)*

Abbreviations: Ba, Baldeneysee; He, Hengsteysee; Hn, Hennetalsperre; So, Sorpetalsperre; Ve, Versetalsperre
*Distinct samples with n ≥ 15 in which Diplostomum spp. infections were detected (number in parentheses)

ISSN: 1756-3305