First genetically verified occurrence of Ligula pavlovskii outside its native range and characteristics of its infection in Neogobius fluviatilis

Abstract In this study, we provide the first genetically verified distribution record beyond its native range of Ligula pavlovskii, a high-impact endoparasite Ponto-Caspian gobies. According to parasitological surveys, ligulosis was detected for time in monkey goby individuals collected from Lake Balaton 2004, 34 years after lake. During survey 2018, tapeworms 44.4% sampled This prevalence is about two ten times higher than it reported within fish hosts. The same revealed an uneven spatial gobies inhabiting different shoreline sections We assume that occurrence and recent data may useful information potential biocontrol measures invasive future.