The life cycle of Cardicola forsteri (Trematoda: Aporocotylidae), a pathogen of ranched southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyi

Cribb, Thomas H.; Adlard, R. D.; Hayward, Craig J.; Bott, Nathan J.; Ellis, David J.; Evans, Daryl; Nowak, Barbara F.

doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2011.03.011

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“…Aporocotylids emerge from an invertebrate host and actively penetrate fish to mature in the vascular system (Cribb et al 2011). All known marine aporocotylid cercariae emerge from bivalves and polychaetes, whereas freshwater species emerge from gastropods (Cribb et al 2011). We suspect that the definitive host of the form described here may thus be more in the freshwater than in the marine portion of the estuary.…”

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“…Representatives of this family possess a cercaria with a well developed dorsal fin fold on the body. In some species the latter is missing e.g., in Sanguinicola davisi Wales, 1958, a parasite of snails in the USA (Combes 1980) and in Cardicola forsteri Cribb, Daintith and Munday, 2000, a parasite of polychaetes in Australia (Cribb et al 2011). Etchegoin (1997) found a similar trematode parasitizing H. australis and H. conexa that differs from the present description in having an opaque cercarial body, three pairs of penetration gland cells, a triangular refractile structure near the anterior extremity, a shorter tail stem (30-36 vs 159-187), and shorter and narrower tail furcae (17-18 × 7-8 vs 53-80 × 9-12).…”

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“…The present example constitutes the second formal description of a larval trematode of the family Aporocotylidae in Argentina. Aporocotylids emerge from an invertebrate host and actively penetrate fish to mature in the vascular system (Cribb et al 2011). All known marine aporocotylid cercariae emerge from bivalves and polychaetes, whereas freshwater species emerge from gastropods (Cribb et al 2011).…”

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Larval trematodes infecting the South-American intertidal mud snail Heleobia australis (Rissooidea: Cochliopidae)

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Martorelli

2014

Acta Parasitologica

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Larval trematodes infecting the snail Heleobia australis (Cochliopidae) from the Bahía Blanca estuary, Argentina were surveyed for two years. A total of 7,504 snail specimens was dissected and the larval stages of 15 different trematodes were recovered and examined morphologically. These larvae included four species that had previously been reported from H. australis in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina: the heterophyid Ascocotyle (Phagicola) longa and the microphallids, Maritrema bonaerense, Maritrema orensense, and Microphallus simillimus. Three other species, the echinostomatid Stephanoprora uruguayensis, the microphallid Levinseniella cruzi, and the psilostomid Psilochasmus oxyurus are reported here for the first time as parasites of H. australis. Eight other trematodes found in H. australis are described and placed in the appropriate superfamilies, families or genera (Cryptogonimidae, Apocreadiidae, Aporocotylidae, Notocotylidae, Haploporidae, Renicolidae, Himasthla, and Renicola). The prevalence of the trematode taxa infecting H. australis in the Bahía Blanca estuary was low (<3%) with a single exception (M. simillimus; >20%). Microphallidae were the richest and the most prevalent family, probably because of the high abundance of crabs -the second-intermediate hosts of certain microphallid species -and the considerable diversity of gulls. Here we compare the parasite assemblage found in the H. australis from Bahía Blanca estuary with other parasite assemblages infecting Heleobia spp. and other rissooids from the rest of the world.

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Larval trematodes infecting the South-American intertidal mud snail Heleobia australis (Rissooidea: Cochliopidae)

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Martorelli

2014

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“…Infection by Gilquinia squali metacestodes has been implicated in the deaths of Chinook salmon smolts at fish farms in British Columbia (Kent et al 1991) where an unidentified crustacean which lives within the cage biofouling community likely acts as an intermediate host, and transfer to the definitive host (or the farmed salmon) occurs directly through ingestion (Kent et al 1991). The life cycle of Cardicola forsteri, a major blood fluke pathogen of southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyi) in Australian aquaculture cages has an intermediate life history stage within polychaete biofoulers attached to the net pens, with other biofouling species acting as a reservoir of this parasite (Cribb et al 2011).…”

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The impact and control of biofouling in marine aquaculture: a review

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Biofouling in marine aquaculture is a specific problem where both the target culture species and/or infrastructure are exposed to a diverse array of fouling organisms, with significant production impacts. In shellfish aquaculture the key impact is the direct fouling of stock causing physical damage, mechanical interference, biological competition and environmental modification, while infrastructure is also impacted. In contrast, the key impact in finfish aquaculture is the fouling of infrastructure which restricts water exchange, increases disease risk and causes deformation of cages and structures. Consequently, the economic costs associated with biofouling control are substantial. Conservative estimates are consistently between 5-10% of production costs (equivalent to US$ 1.5 to 3 billion yr 71 ), illustrating the need for effective mitigation methods and technologies. The control of biofouling in aquaculture is achieved through the avoidance of natural recruitment, physical removal and the use of antifoulants. However, the continued rise and expansion of the aquaculture industry and the increasingly stringent legislation for biocides in food production necessitates the development of innovative antifouling strategies. These must meet environmental, societal, and economic benchmarks while effectively preventing the settlement and growth of resilient multi-species consortia of biofouling organisms.

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“…However, the vast majority of species assigned to Cardicola infect obligate, stenohaline marine euteleosteans. the life cycle of only C. forsteri has been determined with molecular markers (Cribb et al 2011).…”

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Cardicola langeli sp. n. (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) from heart of sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus (Actinopterygii: Sparidae) in the Gulf of Mexico, with an updated list of hosts, infection sites and localities for Cardicola spp.

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2013

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The life cycle of Cardicola forsteri (Trematoda: Aporocotylidae), a pathogen of ranched southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyi

Cited by 79 publications

References 55 publications

Larval trematodes infecting the South-American intertidal mud snail Heleobia australis (Rissooidea: Cochliopidae)

Larval trematodes infecting the South-American intertidal mud snail Heleobia australis (Rissooidea: Cochliopidae)

The impact and control of biofouling in marine aquaculture: a review

Cardicola langeli sp. n. (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) from heart of sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus (Actinopterygii: Sparidae) in the Gulf of Mexico, with an updated list of hosts, infection sites and localities for Cardicola spp.

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