Non-indigenous benthic fishes as new hosts for<i>Bucephalus polymorphus</i>Baer, 1827 (Digenea: Bucephalidae) in the Vistula River basin, Poland

Kvach, Yuriy; Mierzejewska, Katarzyna

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“…Another example of reinforcing the parasite population by newly-introduced goby fish, as well as by the Chinese sleeper, is Bucephalus polymorphus. This example has just been described in detail (Kvach and Mierzejewska, 2011). The third parasite, Apatemon gracilis, is widely distributed in Polish fish but was not recorded in the Włocławek Reservoir in a previous study, conducted prior to the expansion of gobies (Waluga and Własow, 1988).…”

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Parasites of non-native gobies in the Włocławek Reservoir on the lower Vistula River, first comprehensive study in Poland

Mierzejewska

Kvach

Stańczak

et al. 2014

Knowl. Managt. Aquatic Ecosyst.

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Key-words:alien species, goby fish, parasite community, Vistula River A parasitological study of Ponto-Caspian gobies, including the monkey goby Neogobius fluviatilis, racer goby Babka gymnotrachelus and tubenose goby Proterorhinus semilunaris, carried out over four years in the lower Vistula River is described. These fish species represent one of the most impressive invasions of European inland waters, connected with the spontaneous, east-to-west intracontinental movement observed in the last two decades. The parasite community consisted of 24 taxa. Typical for racer goby were: Trichodina domerguei, Diplostomum pseudospathaceum, Gyrodactylus proterorhini and glochidia of unionids. The list of parasites typical for monkey goby is supplemented with: Tylodelphys clavata (met.) and Eimeria sp., while the glochidia were rarely detected in this fish host. Holostephanus spp., Apatemon gracilis, Diplostomum gobiorum and glochidia predominated in parasite fauna of tubenose goby. Unlike the other species tested, P. semilunaris was poorly infected with T. domerguei and G. proterorhini. Parasites commonly distributed through native fishes in the observed area prevailed in gobies. Species rare in natives were also numerously represented. In this way, alien fish reinforce populations of those parasites in invaded waters. Parasites dragged to the colonized area (G. proterorhini, Holostephanus spp., A. gracilis and D. gobiorum) complement the community. Larval stages were typical for parasite fauna of all studied gobies. RÉSUMÉParasites des gobies non indigènes dans le réservoir Włocławek sur la partie inférieure du fleuve Vistule, première étude exhaustive en Pologne Mots-clés :

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Section: Table IV Significant Differences Of the Gobies Infection Witmentioning

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Parasites of non-native gobies in the Włocławek Reservoir on the lower Vistula River, first comprehensive study in Poland

Mierzejewska

Kvach

Stańczak

et al. 2014

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“…Recent dispersal of B. polymorphus in some European waters has been attributed partly to expansion of the first intermediate host, the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha , and partly to expansion of Ponto-Caspian gobies serving as second intermediate hosts [ 19 , 20 ]. Although D. polymorpha has been present in the River Morava basin for more than 40 years [ 37 ], a marked increase in B. polymorphus abundance was observed only several years after the introduction of the tubenose goby [ 38 ].…”

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“…The occurrence of B. polymorphus in the River Morava basin was first recorded in the 1950s, from both intermediate (mainly cyprinid) and definitive (mainly percid and esocid) fish hosts (summarized in [ 18 ]). High susceptibility of Ponto-Caspian gobies to B. polymorphus in their non-native range has recently been reported from the middle Danube [ 19 ] and River Vistula [ 20 ]. Although this parasite is known to use some goby species as intermediate hosts in the Black Sea basin in estuaries [ 21 ], infection is rare [ 22 ].…”

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Non-native gobies facilitate the transmission of Bucephalus polymorphus (Trematoda)

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BackgroundIntroduced species can modify local host-parasite dynamics by amplifying parasite infection which can ‘spill-back’ to the native fauna, whether they are competent hosts for local parasites, or by acting as parasite sinks with ‘dilution’ of infection decreasing the parasite burden of native hosts. Recently infection by the trematode Bucephalus polymorphus has increased in several European rivers, being attributed to the introduction of intermediate host species from the Ponto-Caspian region. Using a combination of field and experimental data, we evaluated the competence of non-native and native fish as intermediate hosts for B. polymorphus and its role for parasite development in a definitive host.MethodsThe density of 0+ juvenile fish (the second intermediate hosts for B. polymorphus) was measured in the River Morava, Czech Republic and fish were screened for natural metacercariae infection. The stomach contents of predatory fish that are definitive hosts of B. polymorphus were examined to assess the importance of non-native gobies for parasite transmission. In semi-natural conditions, parasite establishment, initial survival, and maturity rates in experimentally infected definitive hosts pikeperch Sander lucioperca were measured in flukes recovered from native white bream Abramis bjoerkna and non-native tubenose goby Proterorhinus semilunaris and round goby Neogobius melanostomus. Adult fluke size and egg production was also measured to evaluate the potential effect of intermediate host species on parasite fitness.ResultsWe detected high natural infection parameters of B. polymorphus in native cyprinids and non-native gobies compared to data from the period prior to goby establishment. Both fish groups are consumed by predatory fish and represent a major component of the littoral fish community. Parasite establishment and adult size in definitive hosts was equivalent among the second intermediate host species, despite a lower size of metacercariae recovered from round gobies. However, development in the definitive host of flukes recovered from gobies was reduced, showing higher mortality, delayed maturity and lower egg production, in comparison with parasites from native hosts.ConclusionsSubstantial ‘spill-back’ of B. polymorphus due to higher transmission rates after establishment of non-native gobies was partially buffered by decreased fitness of B. polymorphus that underwent development in gobies.

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“…As the occurrence of this parasite was not documented from the native area of Ponto-Caspian Gobiidae [121,122,131], it is likely that its acquisition occurred in their non-native range and that they subsequently played a role in its spread to Austria. B. polymorphus was recorded from the four principal species of Ponto-Caspian Gobiidae in several countries in western and eastern Europe [119,121,122,[159][160][161]. The hypothesis of an increase in parasite abundance by integration of these novel hosts has been put forward in several publications [119,160,162], as Mierzejewska et al [160] noted a reinforcement of parasite population through infection of new hosts (B. gymnotrachelus and N. fluviatilis), and Ondračková et al [162] reported an increase in prevalence and abundance of B. polymorphus metacercariae in both native and non-native fish hosts after the invasion of Czech Republic by Ponto-Caspian Gobiidae.…”

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Parasitic Helminths and Freshwater Fish Introduction in Europe: A Systematic Review of Dynamic Interactions

Esposito,

Foata,

Quilichini

2023

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The introduction of non-native freshwater fish is a primary cause of aquatic biodiversity loss at global scale. Such introductions have a severe impact on freshwater ecosystems in terms of competition, predation, habitat alteration, genetic pollution and transmission of diseases and parasites. A systematic review was conducted on the helminths parasites of freshwater fish in the context of species introduction and a total of 199 publications were retrieved between 1969 and November 2022. Several scenarios may arise when a new fish species arrive in a recipient area. Non-native fish hosts can co-introduce their parasites without transmitting them to native fish (e.g., the case of North American Centrarchidae and their Monogenea parasites). Another possible outcome is the transfer of these parasites to the native fish fauna (spillover, e.g., the cases of the Nematoda Anguillicola crassus Kuwahara, Niimi & Itagaki, 1974 and the Monogenea Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957). Reciprocally, non-native fish hosts may acquire parasites in their new distribution range whether these parasites are native or were previously introduced (e.g., the cases of Ponto-Caspian Gobiidae and the Chinese sleeper Perccottus glenii Dybowski, 1877). Acquired parasites can then be spilled back to the native fauna. This phenomenon is of particular interest when non-native fish hosts influence the dynamics of zoonotic parasites.

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Non-indigenous benthic fishes as new hosts forBucephalus polymorphusBaer, 1827 (Digenea: Bucephalidae) in the Vistula River basin, Poland

Cited by 6 publications

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Parasites of non-native gobies in the Włocławek Reservoir on the lower Vistula River, first comprehensive study in Poland

Parasites of non-native gobies in the Włocławek Reservoir on the lower Vistula River, first comprehensive study in Poland

Non-native gobies facilitate the transmission of Bucephalus polymorphus (Trematoda)

Parasitic Helminths and Freshwater Fish Introduction in Europe: A Systematic Review of Dynamic Interactions

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