In the present study, we aim to provide an inventory of digenetic trematodes (Platyhelminthes, Trematoda, Digenea) from Georgia including possibly all records available from the freshwater, marine and terrestrial realms. The checklist is based on a critical review of data from 109 papers, 11 monographs and four Ph.D. theses published between 1935 and 2019 and our new records. The checklist includes information on synonymy, the host species, site of infection, geographical distribution, and bibliographical references. The present data will serve as a baseline for further studies on trematodes from Georgia focused on integrative taxonomy, life-cycle elucidation, parasite ecology and epidemiology.

We compiled data on the digenean trematode fauna of Georgia, which is represented by 186 species (out of these 173 identified to species level) belonging to 108 genera and 48 families. This is the first checklist of the digeneans of Georgia. The majority of digenean species were recorded as adults (160 species), only a small part was found as cercariae (33 species) or metacercariae (24 species), in their first or second intermediate hosts, respectively. Predominantly records of trematodes (62 species) from birds were found, followed by those parasitizing fish (50 species, i.e 32 species as adults and 18 as metacercariae), mammals (33 species) and amphibians (25 species, i.e 23 species as adults and 2 as metacercariae), with the least number of species reported from reptiles (12 species, i.e 9 species as adults and 3 as metacercariae). Adult digeneans recorded together with another life-cycle stage (metacercariae and/or cercariae) comprised 28 species, i.e. for 15% of the total trematode species number a part of their life-cycle is known.