A census of macroparasites in an intertidal bivalve community, Arcachon Bay, France

Montaudouin, Xavier de; Kisielewski, Isabelle; Bachelet, Guy; Desclaux, Céline

doi:10.1016/s0399-1784(00)00138-9

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“…In contrast, Renicola roscovita seems to be more common in the northern Wadden Sea compared to France (de Montaudouin et al 2000). Again this is probably linked to the distribution of the first intermediate host, L. littorea, which is more common in the Wadden Sea compared to French waters (de Montaudouin et al 2000). However, differences in parasite communities along a Western European coastal north-south gradient deserve more detailed studies and should ideally be studied by investigating parasite loads of the same host species along the gradient.…”

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“…Labratrema minumus is more common in the south, where its final fish hosts are also more abundant (Maillard 1975) and it may have recently invaded the Waden Sea by migration of its final hosts (see above). While very common in French waters (de Montaudouin et al 2000;Desclaux et al 2004), the trematode Himasthla quissetensis is absent from the Wadden Sea, possibly due to the lack of its first intermediate hosts, the gastropods Nassarius reticulates and Cyclope neritea. In contrast, Renicola roscovita seems to be more common in the northern Wadden Sea compared to France (de Montaudouin et al 2000).…”

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“…While very common in French waters (de Montaudouin et al 2000;Desclaux et al 2004), the trematode Himasthla quissetensis is absent from the Wadden Sea, possibly due to the lack of its first intermediate hosts, the gastropods Nassarius reticulates and Cyclope neritea. In contrast, Renicola roscovita seems to be more common in the northern Wadden Sea compared to France (de Montaudouin et al 2000). Again this is probably linked to the distribution of the first intermediate host, L. littorea, which is more common in the Wadden Sea compared to French waters (de Montaudouin et al 2000).…”

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“…What is also largely lacking is information on the parasite community composition over a range of species within single intertidal ecosystems. Only a very few studies on parasites in coastal ecosystems have considered such a larger scale (de Montaudouin et al 2000;Zander and Reimer 2002) and for the majority of coastal ecosystems and host taxa there is no such information available. This clearly hampers our understanding of the relative importance of parasites in intertidal ecosystems and on potential complex interactions between host and parasite communities.…”

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Macroparasite community in molluscs of a tidal basin in the Wadden Sea

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We provide a quantitative inventory of macroparasites in intertidal molluscs from a tidal basin in the Wadden Sea (eastern North Sea). Gastropods and bivalves contained a species rich macroparasite community consisting of trematodes (26 species), turbellarians (1), nematodes (1), copepods (2) and polychaetes (1) in 3,800 host individuals from 10 host species. Highest parasite burdens were observed in the gastropods Hydrobia ulvae and Littorina littorea and in the bivalves Cerastoderma edule and Mytilus edulis. In contrast, only one parasite species and no trematodes were found in Crepidula fornicata. The parasite community in the molluscs was similar to other Western European localities but some parasite species showed obvious differences, related to the large-scale distribution of intermediate and final hosts. Parasitism seems to be a common phenomenon in molluscs of the Wadden Sea and hence the detrimental effects observed in experiments can be expected to frequently happen in the field.

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“…Among these pathogens, Digenean trematodes are the dominant macroparasites (Lauckner, 1983), that represent a real danger for bivalves and are often cited as a limiting factor for their production in several countries Gam et al, 2008;Oie, 2006;Potasman et al, 2002). They have been described in many exploited mollusks as mussels, cockles, oysters and carpetshell clams (Bartoli, 1981;de Montaudouin et al, 2000;Kim & Powell 2006;Krakau et al, 2006;, 2007. They generally infect individuals of low immunity and may be the main reason of the phenotypic and genotypic perturbations in the host (Poulin, 1995;Poulin et al, 1998;Poulin, 2013).…”

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Digenean larvae parasitizing Ruditapes decussatus (Bivalvia) from Tunisianan coasts

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SummaryEleven species of trematode larvae (sporocysts and cercariae of Bucephalus labracis Paggi et Orecchia,1965 and Cercaria lata Lespes, 1857 and metacercariae of Acanthoparyphium sp. Dietz , 1909, Caecincola parvulus Marshall et Gilbert, 1905, Curtuteria australis Allison, 1979, Gymnophallus fossarum Bartoli, 1965, Gymnophallus rebecqui Bartoli, 1983, Lepocreadium pegorchis Stossich, 1901, Parazoogonus sp. Looss, 1901, Psilostomum brevicolle Creplin, 1829 and Robphildollfusium fractum Rudolphi, 1819) were found in the clam (Ruditapes decussatus) from Tunisian coasts. A part from B. labracis and Cercaria lata, the other trematode species were recorded for the fi rst time in Tunisia. The examination of the frequency of recorded parasites reveals some monthly variation. This variation is statistically signifi cant by comparing the sampling sites. These results indicate that more frequent parasites (G. fossarum, Cercaria lata, Curtuteria australis and Acanthoparyphium sp.) could be considered as biological indicators making it possible to predict the capture localities of the clams.

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Latitudinal influence on gametogenesis and host–parasite ecology in a marine bivalve model

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Reproduction and parasites have significant impacts on marine animal populations globally. This study aimed to investigate the associative effects of host reproduction and a host–parasite interplay on a marine bivalve, along a geographic gradient of latitude. Cockles Cerastoderma edule were sampled from five European sites (54°N to 40°N), between April 2018 and October 2019. A histological survey provided data on trematode (metacercaria and sporocyst life stages), prevalence, and cockle stage of gametogenesis to assess the influence of a latitudinal gradient on both interplays. Sex ratios at the northernmost sites were skewed toward females, and spawning size was reduced at the lower latitudes. Trematode infection did not follow a latitudinal gradient. Localized site‐related drivers, namely seawater temperature, varied spatially, having an impact on cockle–trematode interactions. Spawning was related to elevated temperatures at all sites. Prolonged spawning occurred at southern latitudes, where seawater temperatures were warmer. Trematode prevalence and the impact of trematodes on gametogenesis were found to be spatially variable, but not latitudinally. Therefore, it is not possible to determine the likelihood of boom and bust events in cockles, based on the latitudinal location of a population. In terms of sublethal impacts, it appeared that energy was allocated to reproduction rather than somatic growth in southern populations, with less energy allocated to reproduction in the larger, northern cockles. The demonstrated spatial trend of energy allocation indicates the potential of a temporal trend of reduced cockle growth at northern sites, as a result of warming sea temperatures. This awareness of the spatially varying drivers of populations is crucial considering the potential for these drivers/inhibitors to be exacerbated in a changing marine environment.

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A census of macroparasites in an intertidal bivalve community, Arcachon Bay, France

Cited by 75 publications

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Macroparasite community in molluscs of a tidal basin in the Wadden Sea

Macroparasite community in molluscs of a tidal basin in the Wadden Sea

Digenean larvae parasitizing Ruditapes decussatus (Bivalvia) from Tunisianan coasts

Latitudinal influence on gametogenesis and host–parasite ecology in a marine bivalve model

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