Collections
Helminthological Collection
Curator: Prof. RNDr. Tomáš Scholz, CSc. – tscholz@paru.cas.cz
Assistant Curator: Ing. Blanka Škoríková – skorikova@paru.cas.cz
The Helminthological Collection comprises approximately 3,000 species of helminths from around the world, some of which have not yet been registered, including an extensive collection of type material. The collection is primarily intended for comparative studies and is available to researchers from the Czech Republic and abroad. It also includes selected species of parasitic crustaceans and pentastomids.
- Loan Request Form and Conditions
- List of Registered Species
- Type Material – Acanthocephala
- Type Material – Cestoda
- Type Material – Crustacea
- Type Material – Monogenea
- Type Material – Nematoda
- Type Material – Trematoda
Scanned specimens are available upon request. Requests should be sent to skorikova@paru.cas.cz.
Type Collection of Parasitic Arthropods
Collection Manager: Prof. RNDr. Václav Hypša, CSc. – vacatko@paru.cas.cz
The Laboratory of Parasitic Arthropods maintains a collection of 430 microscope slides containing holotypes and paratypes of approximately 300 species of parasitic arthropods. The laboratory also houses an extensive collection of several thousand specimens of fleas and mites parasitising mammals, birds and reptiles, as well as a smaller collection of ticks preserved in ethanol.
The Institute also maintains laboratory colonies of ticks (8 species) and mosquitoes (4 species, 5 strains), as well as a collection of arboviruses (33 species).
Collection of Cryopreserved Cultures of Blood Flagellates and Amphizoic Amoebae
An extensive collection of cryopreserved cultures of blood flagellates and amphizoic amoebae is maintained by the Laboratory of Fish Protistology.
