A check-list of parasites of percid fishes (Actinopterygii: Percidae) from the estuaries of the Polish coastal zone

Abstract

The present paper summarized data on parasites of percid fishes (Actinopterygii: Percidae), such as pike-perch, European perch and ruffe from estuaries of the Polish coastal zone are listed, based on published records and long-term surveys carried out by the author. Parasites are listed alphabetically, separately for each host and for each parasite group with notes on their location on the host and geographical distribution (with references). A total of 41 species (taxa) of parasites were recorded on pike-perch Sander lucioperca (6 Ciliophora, 1 Myxozoa, 1 Monogenea, 11 Digenea, 4 Cestoda, 6 Nematoda, 5 Acanthocephala, 1 Mollusca, 1 Hirudinea, 4 Copepoda and 1 Branchiura). European perch, Perca fluviatilis, harboured 60 parasites (6 Ciliophora, 4 Myxozoa, 1 Monogenea, 18 Digenea, 9 Cestoda, 10 Nematoda, 5 Acanthocephala, 1 Mollusca, 1 Hirudinea, 4 Copepoda and 1 Branchiura). Ruffe Gymnocephalus cernuus featured 43 parasites (1 Microsporidia, 7 Ciliophora, 3 Myxozoa, 1 Monogenea, 13 Digenea, 5 Cestoda, 8 Nematoda, 2 Acanthocephala, 1 Mollusca and 2 Copepoda).

Genetically distinct colour morphs of European perch Perca fluviatilis in Lake Constance differ in susceptibility to macroparasites

“…; b Kuperman (1973); c Hoffmann et al (1986); d this study; e Ergens (1966); f Chubb (1964); g Andrews (1979); h Lucky & Navratil (1984); i Negele et al (1990); j Morozinska-Gogol (2013); k Dezfuli et al (2014); l Behrmann-Godel et al (2014); m Bylund & Pugachev (1989); n Morozinska-Gogol (2008). (Table I).…”

“…The recent arrival in Lake Constance of an invasive gill worm of the genus Ancyrocephalus (Monogenea) prompted morphological and genetic studies that identified the species as Ancyrocephalus percae (Behrmann-Godel et al, 2014). This parasite has a pan-European distribution (Andrews, 1979;Bylund & Pugachev, 1989;Morozinska-Gogol, 2008), and is not generally known for causing severe harm to its P. fluviatilis hosts (Andrews, 1979). Normally, A. percae infects only the gills of P. fluviatilis (Ergens, 1966) but in Lake Constance the adult parasites appear to actively migrate from the gills to the isthmus, where they cause deep, oval to round lesions (Behrmann-Godel et al, 2014).…”

The Effect of Parasite Infection on Stable Isotope Turnover Rates of δ15N, δ13C and δ34S in Multiple Tissues of Eurasian Perch Perca fluviatilis

“…The pike tapeworm Triaenophorus nodulosus is one of the most common cestodes in Eurasian perch and also in the American yellow perch Perca flavescens, both of which it infects as second intermediate hosts, at notable fitness cost [14,19, 20]. The detriment to host fitness may be partly attributed to the energetic costs of mounting and maintaining an immune response to infection [21, 22].…”

Isolation over 35 years in a heated biotest basin causes selection on MHC class IIß genes in the European perch (Perca fluviatilis L.)

“…The perch is a long-lived species (maximum recorded age of 21 years, usually to about 6 years (Kottelat and Freyhof 2007), with a generation time of approximately 3 years, reproducing once a year in spring (Craig 2000). Due to its broad distribution, the wide range of habitats used and the many food sources utilized, a high number of parasite species from various orders have been described for the species (e.g., Craig 2000; Morozinska-Gogol 2008; Behrmann-Godel 2013). In previous studies Michel et al.…”

“…The perch is a long-lived species (maximum recorded age of 21 years, usually to about 6 years (Kottelat and Freyhof 2007), with a generation time of approximately 3 years, reproducing once a year in spring (Craig 2000). Due to its broad distribution, the wide range of habitats used and the many food sources utilized, a high number of parasite species from various orders have been described for the species (e.g., Craig 2000;Morozinska-Gogol 2008;Behrmann-Godel 2013). In previous studies Michel et al (2009) andOppelt andBehrmann-Godel (2012) found a high variability of MHC class II ß genes in the perch with at least five expressed loci, and numerous alleles and established a genotyping method via reference strand conformation analysis (RSCA) which allows for high-throughput individual MHC genotyping (Lenz et al 2009).…”