THE ROLE OF <i>LYMNAEA AURICULARIA</i> (LINNAEUS) AND <i>LYMNAEA PEREGRA</i> (MÜLLER) (GASTROPODA: PULMONATA) IN THE TRANSMISSION OF LARVAL DIGENEANS IN THE LOWER THAMES VALLEY

Adam, M.E.; Lewis, J. W.

doi:10.1093/mollus/59.1.1

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“…Initial compilations of the cercariae species recorded in lymnaeid snails counted six species in R. auricularia ( 41 and references therein), and sampling data from Southeast Germany (four trematode species 42 ), the Czech Republic (three species 43 ) and Poland (one species 44 ) supported the low number of trematode species in this host. The highest species richness recorded is eleven species of cercariae recovered from R. auricularia in a gravel pit in the United Kingdom 45 .…”

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Hidden parasite diversity in a European freshwater system

Selbach

Soldánová

Feld

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Parasites comprise a huge part of the biodiversity on earth. However, on a local scale, not much is known about their diversity and community structure. Here, we assess the diversity of larval trematode communities in an interconnected freshwater system of the River Ruhr in Germany and analyse how the parasites are spatially and temporally distributed in the ecosystem. A total of 5347 snail hosts belonging to six species revealed a highly diverse parasite fauna with 36 trematode species. More abundant snail species harboured more species-rich trematode faunas and communities, with the two dominant snail species, Radix auricularia and Gyraulus albus, accounting for almost 90% of the trematode diversity and harbouring spatially and temporally stable parasite communities. The results highlight the important role of stable keystone host populations for trematode transmission, structure and diversity. This local trematode diversity reveals information on definitive host occurrence and trophic interactions within ecosystems.

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Hidden parasite diversity in a European freshwater system

Selbach

Soldánová

Feld

et al. 2020

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“…However, these unfavorable topographic conditions do not preclude other mollusc species colonizing the shoreline. For example, former gravel quarries converted into lakes have a steepsided profile with a narrow discontinuous zone of plant life but support a diverse molluscan-trematode community (Adam and Lewis, 1993;Morley et al, 2004). In particular, areas of the reservoir influenced by human activities will attract mobile hosts such as birds to feed.…”

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Anthropogenic Effects of Reservoir Construction on the Parasite Fauna of Aquatic Wildlife

Morley

2007

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The creation of large freshwater reservoirs is one of the most dramatic anthropogenic impacts on the natural environment. With worldwide rising demand for water, the construction of more reservoirs is inevitable. Although the effects of reservoir construction on many medically important parasites are well known and appreciated, changes to aquatic wildlife host-parasite interactions have been largely undervalued even though a large body of literature exists. The present review examines changes in the wildlife parasite fauna during the impoundment of reservoirs, focusing on the parasites of invertebrates, fish, and birds, the effects both upstream and downstream of the reservoir, parasitic zoonoses, the associated pollution generated, and assesses the impact of the recently completed Three Gorges Dam in China on the Yangtze River's parasite fauna.

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“…Diplostomum pseudospathaceum) in the month of October 1983 is unusual as B. tentaculata is an atypical host for this digenean, which is normally restricted to lymnaeid snails (Niewiadomska, 1996). The latter population did not significantly decline during the month of October (Adam & Lewis, 1993), yet no infections with Cercaria C (referred to as Diplostomum spathaceum in their study) were reported. The reasons for its single occurrence within the B. tentaculata population therefore remains unknown.…”

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“…As such, evaluating its role in the transmission of larval digeneans in these unstable and artificially created water bodies would provide valuable information on snail -parasite relationships. The present paper is a continuation of an earlier study on the role of lymnaeid snails in the transmission of larval digeneans (Adam & Lewis, 1993) from this gravel pit in south-east England but focusing on cercarial and metacercarial infections in B. tentaculata.…”

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The role of Bithynia tentaculata in the transmission of larval digeneans from a gravel pit in the Lower Thames Valley

2004

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The freshwater snail, Bithynia tentaculata (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia), is frequently found in gravel pits and its role in the transmission of larval digeneans was assessed in one of these unstable water bodies from the Lower Thames Valley (UK) from June 1982 to December 1984. Eight species of cercarial and five species of metacercarial infections were reported from B. tentaculata, with up to 7.7% and 4.7% prevalence of infections, respectively, occurring in the snail, making it the most important host at this site. Seasonal peaks in cercarial infections occurred in late autumn/early winter but little seasonality was apparent in the occurrence of metacercarial infections. The life history characteristics of both hosts and parasites, which can affect intramolluscan digenean dynamics, are discussed.

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THE ROLE OF LYMNAEA AURICULARIA (LINNAEUS) AND LYMNAEA PEREGRA (MÜLLER) (GASTROPODA: PULMONATA) IN THE TRANSMISSION OF LARVAL DIGENEANS IN THE LOWER THAMES VALLEY

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Hidden parasite diversity in a European freshwater system

Hidden parasite diversity in a European freshwater system

Anthropogenic Effects of Reservoir Construction on the Parasite Fauna of Aquatic Wildlife

The role of Bithynia tentaculata in the transmission of larval digeneans from a gravel pit in the Lower Thames Valley

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