MrS. Valentina Obodnikova
Senior Curator of Collection of parasitic worms

Collection of parasitic worms

Short CV:

Born: 1936 1968: MSc, St.Petersburg University, Department of Invertebrates Zoology 1963-1965: Technical Assistant , Department of parasitic worms ZIN RAS 1965-1986: Senior Technical Assistant , Department of parasitic worms ZIN RAS 1986-1992: Curator of collection of parasitic worms, Department of parasitic worms ZIN RAS 1992-present: Senior Curator of collection of parasitic worms, Department of parasitic worms ZIN RAS

Curatorial responsibilities:

• Providing access to and answering enquiries about the collections held by Department of parasitic worms (Trematoda, Monogenea, Plathelminthes). 
• Updating and expanding of computer database type material. 
• Keeping, updating and expanding the dry, wet and slide collections.  

Publications:

1. L.F. Nagibina, V.A. Obodnikova. 1971. On the position of the genus Tagia Sproston, 1946 in the system of monogenean. Parasitologija. V. 5. N 2. p. 172-177. (In Russian, English summary)
2. V.A. Obodnikova. 1976. New species of the genus Haliotrema (Dactylogyridae, Ancyrocephalinae) from Hapalogenys mucronatus. Trudy. Biol.-soil Inst. V. 35. N 138. p. 89-91. (In Russian)
3. V.A. Obodnikova. 1988. List ot animal taxa named in honour of  academician B.E. Bychowsky. Trudy ZIN AN USSR. Issledovanija monogenei. V. 177. p. 20-25. (In Russian)