The stone crayfish Austropotamobius torrentium (Schrank, 1803) is one of only two native crayfish species in the Czech Republic. Epibiotic branchiobdellidans present on this crayfish species have not been studied before in the Czech Republic. Here we evaluate the occurrence, and basic population characteristics of branchiobdellidans inhabiting A. torrentium in 12 small streams in the Czech Republic. Three Branchiobdella species were found: Branchiobdella parasita, and B. pentadonta dominated. B. hexadonta was found only exceptionally, as we did not focus on species inhabiting the gill chamber. The overall abundance varied between 0.3 and 17 individuals per crayfish. The mean length of B. parasita was 3.58 (1.1-7.1) mm, of B. pentadonta 2.00 (0.9-4.9) mm, and of B. hexadonta 1.73 (1.4-2.2) mm.Résumé -Occurence de branchiobdellidés sur l'écrevisse des torrents (Austropotamobius torrentium) en République tchèque. L'écrevisse des torrents Austropotamobius torrentium (Schrank, 1803) est l'une des deux espèces d'écrevisses natives de la République tchèque. Les branchiobdellidés épibiotiques présents sur cette espèce d'écrevisse n'ont pas été étudiés avant en République tchèque. Ici, nous évaluons l'apparition et les caractéristiques démographiques de base des branchiobdellidés épibiontes d'A. torrentium dans 12 petits cours d'eau en République tchèque. Trois espèces de Branchiobdelle ont été trouvées: Branchiobdella parasita et B. pentadonta ont dominé. B. hexadonta n'a été trouvée que de façon exceptionnelle, car nous ne nous sommes pas concentrés sur les espèces qui occupent la chambre branchiale. L'abondance globale variait entre 0,3 et 17 individus par écrevisse. La longueur moyenne de B. parasita était de 3,58 (1,1-7,1) mm, de B. pentadonta 2,00 (0,9-4,9) mm et de B. hexadonta 1,73 (1,4-2,2) mm.Mots-clés : Austropotamobius torrentium / epibionte / branchiobdellidé / République Tchèque
Summary: Vapor diffusion coefficients in polymeric membranes were evaluated from dynamic permeation experiments. A membrane separated the diffusion cell into two parts – upstream and downstream. At the start of the experiment the concentration change in the upstream part (feed side) was made by substituting the input stream of pure nitrogen by the stream of permeant vapors. The solution of the Fick's second law with the step input concentration function is used for the evaluation of diffusion coefficients. The realization of the step input function can be difficult and its imperfection can negatively influence the evaluation process. This contribution deals with the description of the experimentally obtained input function and the study of its influence on evaluated values of diffusion coefficients. The mathematical model, which includes the non‐perfect step input concentration function and the transport through a polymer was developed. The results of this study enable the estimation of diffusion coefficient evaluation errors as dependence on the experimental arrangements and on the membrane transport properties.Diffusion apparatus for measurement of the steady‐state permeation process.magnified imageDiffusion apparatus for measurement of the steady‐state permeation process.
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