<i>Pomphorhynchus laevis</i> parasite of flounder <i>Platichthys flesus</i> as a biological indicator of pollution in the Baltic Sea

Chibani, M.; Ziółkowska, M.; Kijewska, Agnieszka; Rokicki, Jerzy

doi:10.1017/s0025315401003514

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“…The present findings were in congruence with previous results (Sures 2001;Azmat et al 2008). The amount of heavy metals such as Fe, Cd and Mn was generally higher in nematodes than in liver of infected fish, which agreed with the findings of other authors (Trucekova et al 2002;Chibani et al 2001). The present study recorded that some trace elements have been accumulated to higher extents in the parasites as compared to host tissues.…”

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First record of anisakid juveniles (Nematoda) in the European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax (family: Moronidae), and their role as bio-indicators of heavy metal pollution

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This study assessed the anisakid nematode distribution pattern in the fish collected from coasts of Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, during the period September 2010-April 2011. Two hundred thirty out of 300 (76.7%) Dicentrarchus labrax (European seabass) marine fishes belonging to family Moronidae were dissected and found to be infected with larva three nematodes. The larvae had been studied by light and scanning electron microscopy. The present work represents the first record of the presence of the parasite in this fish in the Mediterranean Sea. The concentrations of some heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Fe, Cd, Cu, Mn, Ni) in parasites as well as in tissues of fish were measured. The presented results showed that the nematode parasites are able to accumulate heavy metals in their tissues and in some cases that they are able to accumulate large amounts of heavy metals in a higher amount than host tissues. This demonstrated their sustainability as bioindicators of environmental pollution by removing heavy metals and help in the survival of fish.

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First record of anisakid juveniles (Nematoda) in the European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax (family: Moronidae), and their role as bio-indicators of heavy metal pollution

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“…There are findings showing that water pollution may cause both increased abundance of some parasites with a coexisting decrease or even loss of other parasitic species (Overstreet 1997, Galli et al 2001, Schmidt et al 2003, Sasal et al 2007). Also, environmental changes in the southern Baltic Sea impact upon parasitic fauna diversity and abundance among fish (Sulgostowska 1988, Chibani et al 2001.…”

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Helmintofauna of turbot Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the southern Baltic Sea including new data

Skrzypczak¹,

Rolbiecki²

2015

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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Turbot Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a fish belonging to the Pleuronectiformes order. It is commonly observed in waters of the northern Atlantic, and also in the Baltic Sea. As an economically significant species, it is fished on an industrial scale, and also farmed in some European countries. Seventy-two turbots from the Gulf of Gdańsk (26th ICES zone) were examined for parasite presence in the years 2010-2012. The study revealed the presence of the tapeworm Bothriocephalus scorpii (Müller, 1776) and acanthocephalan Corynosoma semerme (Forssell, 1904). The overall (both parasites) prevalence of turbot infection was 100% with a mean intensity of 18.7. C. semerme is a parasite which has not been noted so far in turbot from the southern Baltic. The presence of C. semerme in turbot was emphasized in the context of possible infection of terrestrial mammals, including humans.

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“…The occurrence of this parasite in the waters of the Polish Exclusive Economical Zone of the Baltic Sea has been associated mainly with the flounder, Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758) (cf. Mulicki 1947, Sulgostowska et al 1987, Sulgostowska and Styczyƒska-Jurewicz 1996, Zió∏kowska et al 2000, Chibani et al 2001.…”

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An attempt to determine the intermediate host for Pomphorhynchus laevis (Acanthocephala) in the Baltic Sea

Ziółkowska¹,

Rokicki²

2003

Acta Ichthyol. Piscat.

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Zió∏kowska M., Rokicki J., 2003. An attempt to determine the intermediate host forPomphorhynchus laevis (Acanthocephala) in the Baltic Sea. Acta Ichthyol. Piscat. 33 (1): 37-45. Background.A number of fish species in the Baltic Sea are known as definitive hosts for Pomphorhynchus laevis but it is unclear which of the Gammarus species is the intermediate host of this parasite. The aim of the present paper was to identify this host in brackish waters of the Baltic Sea. Material and methods. A total of 531 scuds (G. salinus, G. zaddachi, and G. duebeni)were collected from the Gulf of Gdaƒsk and the Pomeranian Bay, to determine the infection rate of those amphipods in the natural environment. Under experimental condition the scuds were exposed to infection with P. laevis in two different arrangements. In treatment one, the amphipods were kept, from May to July, in the same tank with infected flounder. In treatment two, 197 scuds were exposed to eggs of P. laevis, taken from dissected female acanthocephalans. Results. Scuds sampled from two areas of the Baltic Sea were not infected with P. laevis. Out of three Gammarus species cohabiting with infected flounder only G. zaddachi became infected. None of the scuds exposed directly to the eggs of the parasites became intermediate host of the acanthocephalan studied. Conclusion. Gammarus zaddachi is probably an intermediate host forPomphorhynchus laevis in the Baltic Sea.

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Pomphorhynchus laevis parasite of flounder Platichthys flesus as a biological indicator of pollution in the Baltic Sea

Cited by 8 publications

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First record of anisakid juveniles (Nematoda) in the European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax (family: Moronidae), and their role as bio-indicators of heavy metal pollution

First record of anisakid juveniles (Nematoda) in the European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax (family: Moronidae), and their role as bio-indicators of heavy metal pollution

Helmintofauna of turbot Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the southern Baltic Sea including new data

An attempt to determine the intermediate host for Pomphorhynchus laevis (Acanthocephala) in the Baltic Sea

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