Parasites as biological indicators of the population biology, migrations, diet, and phylogenetics of fish

Williams, Huw; MacKenzie, K.; McCarthy, Ann Marie

doi:10.1007/bf00042882

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“…As already stated by Williams et al (1992) and Arthur (1997), the parasite species composition of distinct fish species reflects differences in food sources, feeding preferences and habitats. Consequently, fish parasites are useful for a range of different applications, such as biological-, accumulation-, effect-and ecosystemindicators (Palm, 2011).…”

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Parasites of the grouper fishEpinephelus coioides(Serranidae) as potential environmental indicators in Indonesian coastal ecosystems

Kleinertz

Palm

2013

J. Helminthol.

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A total of 195 Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822) were studied for fish parasites from Javanese (Segara Anakan lagoon) and Balinese waters. Up to 25 different parasite species belonging to the following taxa: one Ciliata, one Microsporea, five Digenea, one Monogenea, four Cestoda, four Nematoda, one Acanthocephala, one Hirudinea and seven Crustacea were identified with four new host and locality records. The dominant parasites included the monogenean Pseudorhabdosynochus lantauensis (53.3 -97.1%), the nematode Spirophilometra endangae (23.3 -42.9%), the digenean Didymodiclinus sp. (2.9 -40.0%), the nematodes Philometra sp. (22.6 -34.3%) and Raphidascaris sp. (2.9 -28.6%), and the isopod Alcirona sp. (6.7 -31.4%). Regional differences for E. coioides were found in terms of endoparasite diversity, total diversity according to ShannonWiener, Simpson index and Evenness. A comparison with published data from Sumatera revealed highest endoparasite diversity (Shannon -Wiener: 1.86/1.67-2.04) and lowest ectoparasite/endoparasite ratio (0.73/0.57 -0.88) off the Balinese coast, followed by Lampung Bay, Sumatera

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Section: Parasite Infection According To Region and Year Of Samplingmentioning

confidence: 72%

Parasites of the grouper fishEpinephelus coioides(Serranidae) as potential environmental indicators in Indonesian coastal ecosystems

Kleinertz

Palm

2013

J. Helminthol.

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“…has often been observed in studies following a southwest to northeast salinity gradient in the Baltic Sea (Køie, 1999;Unger et al, 2014). The low similarity between the locations (Tables 3, 4 and 7) might thus be explained by the difference in salinity, which causes significant differences in benthic fauna composition and, consequently, in parasite fauna that rely on these species as intermediate and paratenic hosts (Williams et al, 1992;Zander & Reimer, 2002). The parasite composition is probably a reflection of the salinity tolerance of both the parasite species and its intermediate host species.…”

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“…Parasites are important biological regulators and occur as an inherent part of any biological community (e.g. Williams et al, 1992). They can also be seen as a good indicator of the ecosystem health (Hudson et al, 2006;Palm, 2011).…”

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Infection rates and prevalence of metazoan parasites of the non-native round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in the Baltic Sea

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Studies in the Baltic Sea have identified over 30 parasite taxa infecting the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814). In this study, we aimed at comparing parasite assemblages and infection rates (prevalence and intensity) in different populations across the invasive range in the Baltic Sea (Denmark, Lithuania, Estonia and Finland). Infection rates were 56-60% across all locations except Lithuania (28%). However, the parasite assemblages in the sampled populations were dissimilar, each location having unique parasites. In addition, many of the parasites were generalists commonly infecting native fish species. Based on the results of this study and those previously conducted in the Baltic Sea, the round goby has not retained parasites from its area of origin, but instead has been successively colonized by native generalist parasites. Although variable, overall parasite richness is still quite low around the Baltic compared to the native areas (34 vs 71 taxa, respectively). Also, prevalence and mean infection intensities in the Baltic Sea are significantly lower than in the native areas. Therefore, the invasion success of the round goby in the Baltic Sea can at least partly be attributed to enemy release, in this case shedding a significant proportion of their native parasite load.

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“…Whereas P. flesus feeds mainly on Bivalvia, Amphipoda and Decapoda, the most important prey items for L. boscii are Decapoda and Teleostei (Teixeira et al 2010). P. flesus's feeding preference for Bivalvia probably explains the higher number of found Digenea, as Mollusca are the first, and sometimes the second intermediate hosts for these endoparasites (Williams et al 1992). However, the habitat Table 3.…”

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Aggregation patterns of macroendoparasites in phylogenetically related fish hosts

Marques

Santos²,

Cabral

2010

Parasitology

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S U M M A R YMacroparasites are generally aggregated within their hosts with infection and aggregation levels resulting from a continuous arms race between maintaining high mating probability and host mortality low for which host and environmentally related factors contribute to some extent. Here, infection and aggregation patterns of the macroendoparasites infecting the flatfish Citharus linguatula, Arnoglossus laterna, Lepidorhombus boscii, Scophthalmus rhombus and Platichthys flesus in 3 areas along the Portuguese coast were analysed. Of the 21 macroendoparasite species found only 1 infected all hosts and most were host or area exclusive. For each host-parasite system, values of the indices varied between areas and macroendoparasites were not always aggregated ; in fact, some macroendoparasites were generally uniformly distributed, which can be related to specific density-dependent regulation mechanisms. No general pattern was found for infection or aggregation levels of the 3 species infecting more than 2 hosts along the Portuguese coast, i.e. Lecithochirium rufoviride, Nybelinia lingualis and Anisakis simplex s.l., suggesting that regulation mechanisms are not species specific but are locally determined, with host ecology playing a significant role.

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Parasites as biological indicators of the population biology, migrations, diet, and phylogenetics of fish

Cited by 241 publications

References 82 publications

Parasites of the grouper fishEpinephelus coioides(Serranidae) as potential environmental indicators in Indonesian coastal ecosystems

Parasites of the grouper fishEpinephelus coioides(Serranidae) as potential environmental indicators in Indonesian coastal ecosystems

Infection rates and prevalence of metazoan parasites of the non-native round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in the Baltic Sea

Aggregation patterns of macroendoparasites in phylogenetically related fish hosts

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