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Dr. Virmantas Stunžėnas

Senior Researcher

Publications

Patentas:

 (WO1998037900) USE OF THE RNA CHOSEN INSTEAD OF A PROTEIN IN PRODUCTION OF BIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES OR FOR SPECIFIC IMMUNITY CONTROL. WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION   International Application No.: PCT/LT1998/000001

  • 2024 m.

    Stunžėnas, V., Petkevičiūtė, R., Zając, K., Dołęga, J., Luszczek-Trojnar, E., Stanevičiūtė, G. 2024. Discovery of adults of the gorgoderid trematode Cercaria duplicata with first morphological description, molecular identification and notes on host specificity. Scientific Reports, 14 (1): art. no. 22085. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72921-y

  • 2023 m.

    Petkevičiūtė, R., Stunžėnas, V., Stanevičiūtė, G. 2023. Hidden diversity in European Allocreadium spp. (Trematoda, Allocreadiidae) and the discovery of the adult stage of Cercariaeum crassum Wesenberg-Lund, 1934. Diversity, 15 (5): art. no. 645. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15050645

  • 2022 m.

    Petkevičiūtė, R., Stunžėnas, V., Stanevičiūtė, G. 2022. Diversity of European lissorchiid trematodes from fish and snail hosts with comments on the validity of the genus Parasymphylodora Szidat, 1943. Journal of Helminthology, 96: art. no. e67. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X22000542

  • 2021 m.

    Stunžėnas, V., Binkienė, R. (2021) Description of Crenosoma vismani n. sp., parasitic in the lungs of Lynx lynx (L.) (Carnivora: Felidae), with identification key to the species of the genus Crenosoma Molin, 1861 (Nematoda: Crenosomatidae). Systematic Parasitology, 98 (1): 73–83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-020-09961-1

  • 2020 m.

    Petkevičiūtė, R, Stanevičiūtė, G., Stunžėnas, V. (2020) Exploring species diversity of lissorchiid trematodes (Digenea: Lissorchiidae) associated with the gravel snail, Lithoglyphus naticoides, in European freshwaters. Journal of Helminthology, 94: art. no. e152. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X2000036X

  • 2020 m.

    Petkevičiūtė, R., Zhokhov, A.E., Stunžėnas, V., Poddubnaya, L.G., Stanevičiūtė, G. (2020) Phyllodistomum kupermani n. sp. from the European perch, Perca fluviatilis L. (Perciformes: Percidae), and redescription of Phyllodistomum macrocotyle (Luhe, 1909) with notes on the species diversity and host specificity in the European Phyllodistomum spp. (Trematoda: Gorgoderidae). Parasites & Vectors, 13 (1): art. no. 561. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04434-2

  • 2019 m.

    Binkienė, R., Miliute, A., Stunžėnas, V. (2019) Molecular data confirm the taxonomic position of Hymenolepis erinacei (Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae) and host switching, with notes on cestodes of Palaearctic hedgehogs (Erinaceidae). Journal of Helminthology. 93 (2): 195-202. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X18000056

  • 2018 m.

    Petkevičiūtė, R., Stunžėnas, V., Stanevičiūtė, G. (2018) Comments on species divergence in the genus Sphaerium(Bivalvia) and phylogenetic affinities of Sphaerium nucleus and S. corneum var. mamillanum based on karyotypes and sequences of 16S and ITS1 rDNA. Plos One. 13 (1): art. no. e0191427. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191427

  • 2018 m.

    Valskienė, R., Baršienė, J., Butrimavičienė, L., Grygiel, W., Stunžėnas, V., Jokšas, K., Stankevičiūtė, M. (2018) Environmental genotoxicity and cytotoxicity levels in herring (Clupea harengus), flounder (Platichthys flesus) and cod (Gadus morhua) inhabiting the Gdansk Basin of the Baltic Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 133: 65-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.023

  • 2018 m.

    Petkevičiūtė, R., Stunžėnas, V., Zhokhov, A.E., Poddubnaya, L.G., Stanevičiūtė, G. (2018) Diversity and phylogenetic relationships of European species of Crepidostomum Braun, 1900 (Trematoda: Allocreadiidae) based on rDNA, with special reference to Crepidostomum oschmarini Zhokhov & Pugacheva, 1998. Parasites & Vectors. 11: art. no. 530. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3095-y

  • 2017 m.

    Stunžėnas, V., Petkevičiūtė, R., Poddubnaya, L.G., Stanevičiūtė, G., Zhokhov, A.E. (2017) Host specificity, molecular phylogeny and morphological differences of Phyllodistomum pseudofolium Nybelin, 1926 and Phyllodistomum angulatum Linstow, 1907 (Trematoda: Gorgoderidae) with notes on Eurasian ruffe as final host for Phyllodistomum spp. Parasites & Vectors. 10: 286. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2210-9

  • 2016 m.

    Baršienė J., Butrimavičienė L., Grygiel W., Stunžėnas V., Valskienė R., Greiciūnaitė J., Stankevičiūtė, M. (2016) Environmental genotoxicity assessment along the transport routes of chemical munitions leading to the dumping areas in the Baltic Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 103 (1-2): 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.12.048

  • 2015 m.

    Petkevičiūtė, R., Stunžėnas, V., Stanevičiūtė, G., Zhokhov, A.E. (2015) European Phyllodistomum (Digenea, Gorgoderidae) and phylogenetic affinities of Cercaria duplicata based on rDNA and karyotypes. Zoologica Scripta. 44 (2): 191-202. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12080

  • 2015 m.

    Stanevičiūtė, G., Stunžėnas, V., Petkevičiūtė, R. (2015) Phylogenetic relationships of some species of the family Echinostomatidae Odner, 1910 (Trematoda), inferred from nuclear rDNA sequences and karyological analysis. Comparative Cytogenetics. 9 (2): 257-270. https://doi.org/10.3897/CompCytogen.v9i2.4846

  • 2015 m.

    Petkevičiūtė R., Kudlai O., Stunžėnas V., Stanevičiūtė G. (2015) Molecular and karyological identification and morphological description of cystocercous cercariae of Phyllodistomum umblae and Phyllodistomum folium (Digenea, Gorgoderidae) developing in European sphaeriid bivalves. Parasitology International. 64 (5): 441-447. a href=”https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2015.06.007″>https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2015.06.007

  • 2015 m.

    Kudlai O., Stunžėnas V., Tkach V.V. (2015) The taxonomic identity and phylogenetic relationships of Cercaria pugnax and C. helvetica XII (Digenea: Lecithodendriidae) based on morphological and molecular data. Folia Parasitologica. 62: 003. https://doi.org/10.14411/fp.2015.003

  • 2014 m.

    Petkevičiūtė, R., Stunžėnas, V., Stanevičiūtė, G. (2014) Differentiation of European freshwater bucephalids (Digenea: Bucephalidae) based on karyotypes and DNA sequences. Systematic Parasitology. 87 (2): 199-212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-013-9465-0

  • 2014 m.

    Stunžėnas, V., Petkevičiūtė, R., Stanevičiūtė, G., Binkienė, R. (2014) Rhipidocotyle fennica (Digenea: Bucephalidae) from Anodonta anatina and pike Esox lucius in Lithuania. Parasitology Research. 113 (10): 3881-3883. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-014-4102-7

  • 2012 m.

    Petkevičiūtė, R., Stunžėnas, V., Stanevičiūtė, G. (2012) Clarification of the systematic position of Cercariaeum crassum Wesenberg-Lund, 1934 (Digenea), based on karyological analysis and DNA sequences. Journal of helminthology. 86 (3): 293–301. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X11000393

  • 2012 m.

    Skrodenytė-Arbačiauskienė, V., Radžiutė, S., Stunžėnas, V., Būda, V. (2012) Erwinia typographi sp. nov., isolated from bark beetle (Ips typographus) gut. International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology. 62 (4): 942–948. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.030304-0

  • 2011 m.

    Stunžėnas, V., Petkevičiūtė, R., Stanevičiūtė, G. (2011) Phylogeny of Sphaerium solidum (Bivalvia) based on karyotype and sequences of 16S and ITS1 rDNA. Central European journal of biology. 6 (1): 105-117. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11535-010-0101-6

  • 2010 m.

    Petkevičiūtė, R., Stunžėnas, V., Stanevičiūtė, G. and Sokolov, S. G. (2010) Comparison of the developmental stages of some European allocreadiid trematode species and a clarification of their life-cycles based on ITS2 and 28S sequences. Systematic Parasitology, 76 (3): 169–178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-010-9249-8

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