Identification of a new gregarine parasite in mass mortality events of freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) in Sweden
Anders Alfjorden,
Ioana Onut Brännström,
Niklas Wengström
et al.
Abstract:Freshwater bivalves play key ecological roles in lakes and rivers, largely contributing to healthy ecosystems. The freshwater pearl mussel,Margaritifera margaritifera,is found in Europe and on the East coast of North America. Once common in oxygenated streams,M. margaritiferais rapidly declining, and consequently assessed as a threatened species worldwide. Deterioration of water quality has been considered the main factors for the mass mortality events affecting this species. Yet, the role of parasitic infecti… Show more
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