On the Characterization of the Parasite Fauna of the Fish of Llyn Tegid

Chubb, James C.

doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1963.tb06102.x

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“…This pattern has been noted in north temperate fishes for a long time (e.g. Zchokke, 1896; Van Cleave & Mueller, 1934; Shulman, 1958; Chubb, 1963; Halvorsen, 1971). Subsequent studies have addressed and confirmed that general trend in TMA (Salgado-Maldonado, 2008; Sandlund et al ., 2010).…”

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Parasites of freshwater fishes and the Great American Biotic Interchange: a bridge too far?

2016

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We examine the extent to which adult helminths of freshwater fishes have been part of the Great American Biotic Interchange (GABI), by integrating information in published studies and new data from Panama with fish biogeography and Earth history of Middle America. The review illustrates the following: (1) the helminth fauna south of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, and especially south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, shows strong Neotropical affinities; (2) host-parasite associations follow principles of the 'biogeographic core fauna' in which host-lineage specificity is pronounced; (3) phylogenetic analysis of the widespread freshwater trematode family Allocreadiidae reveals a complex history of host-shifting and co-diversification involving mainly cyprinodontiforms and characids; (4) allocreadiids, monogeneans and spiruridan nematodes of Middle American cyprinodontiforms may provide clues to the evolutionary history of their hosts; and (5) phylogenetic analyses of cryptogonimid trematodes may reveal whether or how cichlids interacted with marine or brackish-water environments during their colonization history. The review shows that 'interchange' is limited and asymmetrical, but simple narratives of northward isthmian dispersal will likely prove inadequate to explain the historical biogeography of many host-parasite associations in tropical Middle America, particularly those involving poeciliids. Finally, our study highlights the urgent need for targeted survey work across Middle America, focused sampling in river drainages of Colombia and Venezuela, and deeper strategic sampling in other parts of South America, in order to develop and test robust hypotheses about fish-parasite associations in Middle America.

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Parasites of freshwater fishes and the Great American Biotic Interchange: a bridge too far?

2016

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“…Without the stocking of trout which has taken place, the fish and associated parasite faunas of Hanningfield Reservoir would be typical of eutrophic waters such as the Shropshire Union Canal, Cheshire (Mishra & Chubb, 1969) and Rostherne Mere, Cheshire (Chubb, 1970). The introduction of trout with their associated parasite fauna into the reservoir has resulted in an oligotrophic element being introduced, so that the overall parasite fauna of fish from the reservoir is superficially similar to that of a mesotrophic water such as Llyn Tegid, Merionethshire as described by Chubb (1963). The parasite fauna of the fish populations of Hanningfield is therefore not characteristic of the eutrophic nature of the reservoir and this supports Halvorsen's (1971) suggestion that the parasite fauna of fish may contribute relatively little to the characterization of freshwater habitats as the same fish species in limnologically different localities has similar parasite faunas.…”

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“…The concept of characterization of the parasite fauna of fish in a freshwater environment according to the type of habitat is well known (Wisniewski, 1958;Chubb, 1963Chubb, , 1970. Without the stocking of trout which has taken place, the fish and associated parasite faunas of Hanningfield Reservoir would be typical of eutrophic waters such as the Shropshire Union Canal, Cheshire (Mishra & Chubb, 1969) and Rostherne Mere, Cheshire (Chubb, 1970).…”

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The metazoan parasite‐fauna of fish from Hanningfield Reservoir, Essex in relation to features of the habitat and host populations

Wootten

1973

Journal of Zoology

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A survey of the metazoan parasite‐fauna of eight species of fish from Hanningfield Reservoir, Essex was carried out between January 1968 and March 1969. 56 Brown trout, 89 Rainbow trout, 181 Perch, 165 Ruffe, 31 Roach, 31 Ten‐spined Sticklebacks, four Eels and one Stone‐loach were examined. In addition, 125 Rainbow trout were examined from adjacent raceways. Thirty‐one species of parasites were found, five Monogenea, nine Cestoda, eight Digenea, one Acanthocephala, four Nematoda, one Annelida, one Mollusca and two Crustacea. The possible origins of the parasite fauna are discussed. The relative abundance of different groups of parasites is considered in relation to the physical and biotic features of the habitat. Parasite species with planktonic crustacean intermediate hosts and/or avian final hosts are particularly abundant. The introduction of trout has resulted in an oligotrophic element being added to an otherwise eutrophic parasite fauna. Possible changes in the parasite‐fauna which may have occurred since construction of the reservoir are described. The parasite‐fauna of Rainbow trout from the raceways was found to be a reduced version of that of fish from the reservoir.

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“…The heads of fish were cut -open with scissors and gills were exposed and placed in different Petri dishes and were observed with hand lens and dissecting microscope for parasites, using techniques of Chubb (1963). 4mls of saline solution was added to a cyst removed from gill arch and filament, and were pressed on a slide and cover with a cover slip for observation on light microscope.…”

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Incidence of piscine parasites on the gills and gastrointestinal tract of clarias gariepinus (teugels) at bagauda fish farm, Kkano

Bichi¹,

Yelwa²

2010

Bayero J. Pure App. Sci.

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The aim of this work is to investigate piscine parasites of gills and intestinal tract of Clarias gariepinus. Six hundred and forty five (645) specimens of specie were examined fortnightly for a period of one year from November, 2006 to October, 2007. One hundred and fourteen (114) and one hundred and ninety nine (199) were infested fish samples from gills and gastrointestinal tract respectively. Parasites recovered during the survey include two species from gills identified as Ergasilus sarsi ((24.60%) a crustacean (copepod), and one protozoan (myxosporean) named Henneguya sp (11.82%). However, parasites recovered from the GIT composed of four different specie of Cestodes (35.53%) comprising of Anomataenia sp, Bothriocephalus aegypticus, polyonchobothrium polypetri and polychobothrium sp, two species from nematodes (28.13%), with Procaamallinus laevionchus and unidentified specie. All these parasites were located in the intestinal lumen of the specie with the exception of Anomataenia and Procaamallinus species dominating the stomach region only. Females samples had higher incidence rate 235 (75.5%) than males 78 (24.9%), there was no significant difference (P>0.05) in infestation rate. Incidence of infestation among the three sized classes showed adults were mostly infested (69.03%) followed by sub adults (26.82%) with juveniles (4.2%) being the least parasitized. There was significant difference in incidence rate (P<0.05) among the three classes. Analysis of results indicated size influenced the degree of infestation rates in adults' size. And the sex of host did not influence the incidence of the parasites.

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On the Characterization of the Parasite Fauna of the Fish of Llyn Tegid

Cited by 47 publications

References 6 publications

Parasites of freshwater fishes and the Great American Biotic Interchange: a bridge too far?

Parasites of freshwater fishes and the Great American Biotic Interchange: a bridge too far?

The metazoan parasite‐fauna of fish from Hanningfield Reservoir, Essex in relation to features of the habitat and host populations

Incidence of piscine parasites on the gills and gastrointestinal tract of clarias gariepinus (teugels) at bagauda fish farm, Kkano

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