Publications

70. Llaberia‐Robledillo, M., Lucas‐Lledó, J.I., Balbuena, J.A., Brabec, J., Bilat, J., Knudsen, R., Seehausen, O. & Blasco‐Costa, I. 2025. Postglacial Echoes: Parasite Genomics Uncover Environmental Changes in Postglacial European Lakes. Molecular Ecology, e70039. PDF

69. Duflot, M., Pozet, F., Le Bouquin, S., Richomme, C., Bourgau, O., Blasco-Costa, I. & Gay, M. 2025. Distribution of Clinostomum complanatum in two commercially important freshwater fish, perch and rudd, in France. Food and Waterborne Parasitology 40, e00281. PDF

68. Blasco-Costa, I. 2025. Are we missing the boat? Time for using multiple independent loci in trematode diversity studies. Journal of Helminthology 99, e71. Link

67. Llopis-Belenguer, C. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2025. Tangled communities: links between predation and parasitism through trophically transmitted digeneans in aquatic communities. International Journal for Parasitology 55, 485–495. PDF

66. Rochat, C.E., Marle, P., Pozet, F. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2025. Potentially zoonotic parasite arrives to continental France: Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Digenea) infection in perch (Perca fluviatilis) from the Doubs River (Jura). Folia Parasitologica 72, 003. PDF

65. Scholz, T., de Chambrier, A., Brabec, J., Knudsen, R. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2024. Redescription of Proteocephalus fallax La Rue, 1911 (Cestoda) and a list of proteocephalid tapeworms of whitefish (Coregonus spp.). Folia Parasitologica 71, 019. PDF

64. Brabec, J., Gauthier, J., Selz, O.M., Knudsen, R., Bilat, J., Alvarez, N., Seehausen, O., Feulner, P.G.D., Præbel, K. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2024. Testing the radiation cascade in postglacial radiations of whitefish and their parasites: founder events and host ecology drive parasite evolution. Evolution Letters, qrae025. PDF

63. Brabec, J., Rochat, E., Knudsen, R., Scholz, T. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2023. Mining various genomic resources to resolve old alpha-taxonomy questions: A test of the species hypothesis of the Proteocephalus longicollis species complex (Cestoda: Platyhelminthes) from salmonid fishes. International Journal for Parasitology 53, 197–205. PDF

62. Llopis-Belenguer, C., Balbuena, J. A., Blasco-Costa, I., Karvonen, A., Sarabeev, V. &  Jokela, J. 2023. Sensitivity of bipartite network analyses to incomplete sampling and taxonomic uncertainty. Ecology 104, e3974. PDF

61. Rochat, E., Paterson, R., Blasco-Costa, I., Power, M., Adams, C. E., Greer, R. & Knudsen, R. 2022. Temporal stability of polymorphic Arctic charr parasite communities reflect sustained divergent trophic niches. Ecology and Evolution 12, e9460. PDF

60. Feijen, F., Zajac, N., Vorburger, C., Blasco-Costa, I. & Jokela, J. 2022. Phylogeography and cryptic species structure of a locally adapted parasite in New Zealand. Molecular Ecology 31, 4112–4126. PDF

56. Llopis-Belenguer, C., Pavoine, S., Blasco-Costa, I. & Balbuena, J.A. 2020. Assembly rules of helminth parasite communities in grey mullets: combining components of diversity. International Journal for Parasitology 50, 1089-1098. Link

55. Balbuena, J.A., Pérez-Escobar, O.A., Llopis-Belenguer, C. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2020. Random Tanglegram Partitions (Random TaPas): An Alexandrian approach to the cophylogenetic Gordian knot. Systematic Biology 69, 1212–1230. Link

54. Rochat, E.C., Blasco-Costa, I., Scholz, T. & Unmack, P.J. 2020. High diversity of metazoan parasites in carp gudgeons (Eleotridae: Hypseleotris spp.) from Eastern Australia. Journal of Helminthology 94, e146. Link

53. Llopis-Belenguer, C., Blasco-Costa, I., Balbuena, J.A., Sarabeev, V. & Stouffer, D.B. 2020. Native and invasive hosts play different roles in host-parasite networks. Ecography 43, 559–568. PDF

52. Presswell, B. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2020. Description of Tylodelphys darbyi n. sp. (Trematoda: Diplostomidae) from the threatened Australasian crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus australis, Gould 1844) and linking of its life-cycle stages. Journal of Helminthology 94, e40. Link

51. Blasco-Costa, I., Seppälä, K., Feijen, F., Zajac, N., Klappert, K. & Jokela,J. 2020. A new species of Atriophallophorus Deblock & Rosé, 1964 (Trematoda: Microphallidae) described from in vitro-grown adults and metacercariae from Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) (Mollusca: Tateidae). Journal of Helminthology 94, e108. Link

50. Llopis-Belenguer, C., Balbuena, J.A., Lange, K., de Bello, F. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2019. Towards a unified functional trait framework for parasites. Trends in Parasitology 35, 972–982. Link

49. Radačovská, A., Bazsalovicsová, E., Blasco-Costa, I., Orosová, M., Gustinelli, A. & Králová-Hromadová, I. 2019. Occurrence of Dibothriocephalus latus in European perch from Alpine lakes, an important focus of diphyllobothriosis in Europe. Revue suisse de Zoologie 126, 219–225. PDF

48. Villar-Torres, M., Repullés-Albelda, A., Montero, F.E., Raga, J.A. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2019. Neither Diplectanum nor specific: A dramatic twist to the taxonomic framework of Diplectanum (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae). International Journal for Parasitology 49, 365–374. Link

47. Mendoza-Palmero, C.A., Blasco-Costa, I. & Pérez-Ponce de León, G. 2019. Morphological and molecular characterisation of a new species of Gyrodactylus von Nordmann, 1832 (Monogenoidea: Gyrodactylidae) of cichlid fishes (Perciformes) from Mexico. Parasitology International 70, 102–111. Link

46. Paterson, R.A., Knudsen, R., Blasco-Costa, I., Dunn, A.M., Hytterød, S. & Hansen, H. 2019. Determinants of parasite distribution in Arctic charr populations: catchment structure versus dispersal potential. Journal of Helminthology 93, 559 – 566. Link

45. Llopis-Belenguer, C., Blasco-Costa, I. & Balbuena, J.A. 2018. Beyond counting species: A new way to look at biodiversity. Mètode Science Studies Journal 98, 47–51. PDF

44. Llopis-Belenguer, C., Blasco-Costa, I. & Balbuena, J.A. 2018. Evaluation of three methods for biomass estimation in small invertebrates, using three large disparate parasite species as model organisms. Scientific Reports 8, 3897. PDF

43. Padros, F., Knudsen, R. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2018. Histopathological characterisation of retinal lesions associated to Diplostomum species (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) infection in polymorphic Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus. International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife 7, 68-74. PDF

42. Galaktionov, K.V. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2018 Microphallus ochotensis sp. nov.(Digenea, Microphallidae) and relative merits of two-host microphallid life cycles. Parasitology Research 117, 1051-1068. PDF

41. Acosta, A.A., Scholz, T., Blasco-Costa, I., Alves, P.V. & da Silva, R.J. 2018. A new genus and two new species of dactylogyrid monogeneans from gills of Neotropical catfishes (Siluriformes: Doradidae and Loricariidae). Parasitology International 67, 4-12. Link

40. Blasco-Costa, I. & Locke, S. A. 2017. Life history, systematics and evolution of the Diplostomoidea Poirier, 1886: progress, promises and challenges emerging from molecular studies. Advances in Parasitology, 98,167–225.

39. Blasco-Costa, I. & Poulin, R. 2017. Parasite life-cycle studies: a plea to resurrect an old parasitological tradition. Journal of Helminthology, 91, 647-656.doi: 10.1017/S0022149X16000924

38. Blasco-Costa, I., Poulin, R. & Presswell, B. 2017. Morphological description and molecular analyses of Tylodelphys sp. (Trematoda: Diplostomidae) newly recorded from the freshwater fish Gobiomorphus cotidianus (common bully) in New Zealand. Journal of Helminthology, 91, 332-345.doi: 10.1017/S0022149X16000298

37. Georgieva, S., Blasco-Costa, I. & Kostadinova, A. 2017. Molecular characterisation of four echinostomes (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) from birds in New Zealand, with descriptions of Echinostoma novaezealandense n. sp. and Echinoparyphium poulini n. sp. Systematic Parasitology, 94, 477-497.

36. Mendoza-Palmero, C.A., Blasco-Costa, I., Hernández-Mena, D. & Pérez-Ponce de León, G. 2017. Parasciadicleithrum octofasciatumn. gen., n. sp. (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae), parasite of Rocio octofasciata (Regan) (Cichlidae: Perciformes) from Mexico characterised by morphological and molecular evidence. Parasitology International,66, 152-162.

35. Niebuhr, C.N. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2016. Improving detection of avian malaria from host blood: a step towards a standardised protocol for diagnostics. Parasitology Research, 115, 3905-3911.

34. Lagrue, C., Joannes, A., Poulin, R. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2016. Genetic structure and host–parasite co-divergence: evidence for trait-specific local adaptation. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 118, 344-358.

33. Poulin, R., Blasco-Costa, I. & Randhawa, H. S. 2016. Integrating parasitology and marine ecology: Seven challenges towards greater synergy. Journal of Sea Research,113, 3-10.

32. Blasco-Costa, I., Poulin, R. & Presswell, B. 2016. Species of Apatemon Szidat, 1928 and Australapatemon Sudarikov, 1959 (Trematoda: Strigeidae) from New Zealand: linking and characterising life cycle stages with morphology and molecules. Parasitology Research,115, 271-289.

31. Blasco-Costa, I., Cutmore, S.C., Miller, T.L. & Nolan, M.J. 2016. Molecular approaches to trematode systematics: ‘best practice’ and implications for future study. Systematic Parasitology, 93, 295-306.

30. Hofmann, H., Blasco-Costa, I., Knudsen, R., Matthaei, C.D., Valois, A. & Lange, K. 2016. Parasite prevalence in an intermediate snail host is subject to multiple anthropogenic stressors in a New Zealand river system. Ecological Indicators, 60, 845-852.

29. Mendoza-Palmero, C.A., Blasco-Costa, I. & Scholz, T. 2015. Molecular phylogeny of Neotropical monogeneans (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) from catfishes (Siluriformes). Parasites & Vectors, 8, 164.

28. Blasco-Costa, I., Rouco, C. & Poulin, R. 2015. Biogeography of parasitism in freshwater fish: spatial patterns in hot spots of infection. Ecography, 38, 301-310.

27. Faltynkova, A., Georgieva, S., Kostadinova, A., Blasco-Costa, I., Scholz, T. & Skirnisson, K. 2014. Diplostomum von Nordmann, 1832 (Digenea: Diplostomidae) in the sub-Arctic: descriptions of the larval stages of six species discovered recently in Iceland. Systematic Parasitology, 89, 195-213.

26. Herrmann, K.K., Poulin, R., Keeney, D.B. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2014. Genetic structure in a progenetic trematode: signs of cryptic species with contrasting reproductive strategies. International Journal for Parasitology, 44, 811-818.

25. Blasco-Costa, I.,Georgieva, S., Faltýnková, A., Skirnisson, K., Scholz, T. & Kostadinova, A. 2014. Fish pathogens in the Subarctic: a molecular glimpse of the diversity of Diplostomum. International Journal of Parasitology, 44, 703-715.

24. O’Dwyer, K., Blasco-Costa, I., Poulin, R. & Faltýnková, A. 2014. Four marine digenean parasites of Austrolittorina spp. (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in New Zealand: morphological and molecular data. Systematic Parasitology, 89, 133-152.

23. Presswell, B., Blasco-Costa, I. & Kostadinova, A. 2014. Two new species of Maritrema Nicoll, 1907 (Digenea: Microphallidae) from New Zealand: morphological and molecular characterisation. Parasitology Research, 113, 1641-1656.

22. Georgieva, S., Faltynkova, A., Brown, R., Blasco-Costa, I., Soldanova, M., Sitko, J., Scholz, T. & Kostadinova, A. 2014. Echinostoma‘revolutum‘ (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) species complex revisited: species delimitation based on novel molecular and morphological data gathered in Europe. Parasites & Vectors, 7, 520.

21. Blasco-Costa, I. & Poulin, R. 2013. Host traits explain the genetic structure of parasites: a meta-analysis. Parasitology, 140, 1316-1322.

20. Balbuena, J.A., Míguez-Lozano, R. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2013. PACo: a novel Procrustes application to cophylogenetic analysis. PLoS ONE, 8 (4), e61048.

19. Hernández-Orts, J. S., Aznar, F. J., Blasco-Costa, I., García, N. A., Víllora-Montero, M., Crespo, E. A., Raga, J. A. & Montero, F. E. 2013. Description, microhabitat selection and infection patterns of sealworm larvae (Pseudoterranova decipiens species complex, Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) in fishes from Patagonia, Argentina. Parasites & Vectors, 6, 252.

18. Chibwana, F.D., Blasco-Costa, I., Georgieva, S., Hosea, K.M., Nkwengulila, G., Scholz, T. & Kostadinova, A. 2013. A first insight into the barcodes for African diplostomiasis: Cryptic species complex in Clarias gariepinus (Siluriformes: Clariidae). Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 17, 62-70.

17. Blasco-Costa, I., Koehler, A.V., Martin, A. & Poulin, R. 2013. Upstream-downstream gradient in infection levels by fish parasites: a common river pattern? Parasitology, 140, 266-274.

16. Blasco-Costa, I., Míguez-Lozano, R. & Balbuena, J.A. 2012. Molecular phylogeny of species of Ligophorus(Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) and their affinities within the Dactylogyridae. Parasitology International, 61, 619-627.

15. Míguez-Lozano, R., Pardo-Carranza, T.V., Blasco-Costa, I. & Balbuena, J.A. 2012. Spatial structure of helminth communities of the golden grey mullet, Liza aurata (Actinopterygii: Mugilidae), in the western Mediterranean. Journal of Parasitology, 98, 904-912.

14. Galactionov, K., Blasco-Costa, I. & Olson, P.D. 2012. Life cycles, molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the ‘pygmaeus’ microphallids (Digenea: Microphallidae): widespread parasites of marine and coastal birds in the Holarctic. Parasitology, 139, 1346-1360.

13. Blasco-Costa, I., Waters, J.M. & Poulin, R. 2012. Swimming against the current: genetic structure, host mobility and the drift paradox in trematode parasites. Molecular Ecology, 21, 207-217.

12. Millán, J. & Blasco-Costa, I. 2012. Molecular evidence of shared hookworm Ancylostoma tubaeformehaplotypes between the endangered Iberian lynx and sympatric domestic cats. Veterinary Parasitology, 186, 518-522.

11. Blasco-Costa, I., Balbuena, J.A., Raga, J.A., Kostadinova, A. & Olson, P.D. 2010. Molecules and morphology reveal cryptic variation among digeneans infecting sympatric mullets in the Mediterranean. Parasitology,137, 287-302. doi: 10.1017/S0031182009991375

10. Blasco-Costa, I., Balbuena, J.A, Kostadinova, A. & Olson, P.D. 2009. Interrelationships of the Haploporinae (Digenea: Haploporidae): A molecular test of the taxonomic framework based on morphology. Parasitology International, 58, 265-269. doi:10.1016/j.parint.2009.03.006

9. Blasco-Costa, I., Gibson, D.I., Balbuena, J.A., Raga, J.A. & Kostadinova, A. 2009. A revision of the Haploporinae Nicoll, 1914 (Digenea: Haploporidae) from mullets(Mugilidae): HaploporusLooss, 1902 and LecithobotrysLooss, 1902. Systematic Parasitology, 73, 107-133. doi: 10.1007/s11230-009-9175-9

8. Blasco-Costa, I., Montero, F.E., Balbuena, J.A., Raga, J.A. & Kostadinova, A. 2009. A revision of the Haploporinae Nicoll, 1914 (Digenea: Haploporidae) from mullets (Mugilidae): DicrogasterLooss, 1902 and ForticulcitaOverstreet, 1982. Systematic Parasitology, 72, 187-206. doi: 10.1007/s11230-008-9165-3

7. Blasco-Costa, I., Montero, F.E., Gibson, D.I., Balbuena, J.A. & Kostadinova, A. 2009. A revision of the Haploporinae Nicoll, 1914 (Digenea: Haploporidae) from mullets (Mugilidae): Two new haploporine genera and a key to the genera of the subfamily. Systematic Parasitology, 72, 207-215. doi: 10.1007/s11230-008-9164-4

6. Blasco-Costa, I., Montero, F.E., Gibson, D.I., Balbuena, J.A., Raga, J.A. & Kostadinova, A. 2009. A revision of the Haploporinae Nicoll, 1914 (Digenea: Haploporidae) from mullets (Mugilidae): Saccocoelium Looss, 1902. Systematic Parasitology, 72, 159-186. doi: 10.1007/s11230-008-9163-5

5. Blasco-Costa, I., Montero, F.E., Gibson, D.I., Balbuena, J.A., Raga, J.A., Shvetsova, L.S. & Kostadinova, A. 2008. A revision of SaturniusManter, 1969 (Digenea: Hemiuridae), parasites of mullets (Teleostei: Mugilidae). Systematic Parasitology,71, 53-74. doi: 10.1007/s11230-008-9141-y

4. Blasco-Costa, I., Pankov, P., Gibson, D.I., Balbuena, J.A., Raga, J.A., Sarabeev, V.L. & Kostadinova, A. 2006. Saturnius minutusn. sp. and S. dimitrovin. sp. (Digenea: Hemiuridae) from Mugil cephalusL. (Teleostei: Mugilidae), with a multivariate morphological analysis of the Mediterranean species of SaturniusManter, 1969. Systematic Parasitology, 65, 77-91. doi: 10.1007/s11230-006-9043-9

3. Holzer, A.S., Blasco-Costa, I., Sarabeev, V.L., Ovcharenko, M.O. & Balbuena, J.A. 2006. Kudoa trifoliasp. n. – Molecular phylogeny suggests a new spore morphology and unusual tissue location for a well-known genus. Journal of Fish Diseases, 29, 743-755. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2006.00770.x

2. Pankov, P., Webster, B.L., Blasco-Costa, I., Gibson, D.I., Littlewood, D.T.J., Balbuena, J.A. & Kostadinova, A. 2006. Robinia auratan. g., n. sp. (Digenea: Hemiuridae) from the mugilid Liza auratawith a molecular confirmation of its position within the Hemiuroidea. Parasitology, 133, 217-227. doi: 10.1017/S0031182006000126

1. Rubtsova, N., Balbuena, J.A., Sarabeev, V.L., Blasco-Costa, I. & Euzet, L. 2006. Description and morphometrical variability of a new species of Ligophorusand of Ligophoruschabaudi(Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) on Mugil cephalus(Teleostei) from the Mediterranean basin. Journal of Parasitology, 92, 486-495.  doi: 10.1645/GE-747R.1