Species of Branchiobdellidae (Annelida) on Freshwater Crayfish in South Tyrol (Northern Italy)

Oberkofler, B.; Quaglio, Francesco; Füreder, Leopold; Fioravanti, Marialetizia; Giannetto, S.; Morolli, C.; Minelli, Giovanna

doi:10.1051/kmae:2002065

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“…Populations of X. victoriensis flourished along with their hosts, resulting in both being introduced into various European countries (Gelder, 1999). Subsequent reports show that X. victoriensis is more widely distributed than thought with recent sightings in the Italian Tyrol (Quaglio et al, 2001;Oberkofler et al, 2002), Manzanas, Zamora and Ebro rivers and tributaries, eastern Spain (Rosa Cubo E., unpublished data), and Rivers Lot (Laurent, 2007) and Dourbie in southern France (Subchev, 2008). Although X. victoriensis has remained the only alien species recognized from P. leniusculus on the continent, Kirjavainen and Westman (1999) raised the possibility that a cambarincolid had been seen in Finland when they reported, "either Xironogiton [victoriensis] instabilius Moore or Cambarincola sp., both of which were found in [on] signal crayfish imported from California in 1967-1969".…”

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First report of two North American branchiobdellidans (Annelida: Clitellata) or crayfish worms on signal crayfish in Europe with a discussion of similar introductions into Japan

Gelder

Parpet²,

Quaglio

2012

Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim.

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-Two species of North American branchiobdellidans, Cambarincola gracilis Robinson, 1954 and Cambarincola okadai Yamaguchi, 1933, have been reported in Europe for the first time. These branchiobdellidans together with Xirogoniton victoriensis Gelder and Hall, 1990 were found on signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852), collected from the Lot and Tarn River drainages in southern France. Specimens of X. victoriensis were also reported on the same host in the Mayenne River drainage in northeastern France. Brief morphological descriptions of the three alien branchiobdellidan species are given. These introductions are briefly discussed and compared with similar alien ectosymbiotic associations found in Japan.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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First report of two North American branchiobdellidans (Annelida: Clitellata) or crayfish worms on signal crayfish in Europe with a discussion of similar introductions into Japan

Gelder

Parpet²,

Quaglio

2012

Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim.

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“…Orconectes limosus is a well-known host of branchiobdellidans in North America (Gelder 2004), but so far we have not found any branchiobdellidans, allochtonous or autochtonous, on this invasive crayfish species in Croatia, and neither did Oberkofler et al (2002) in South Tyrol (Northern Italy). However, Vogt (1999) reported B. parasita and B. pentodonta on both A. torrentium and O. limosus living in the Steinbeck Creek, Hesse, Germany, indicating that the imported species is an acceptable host for the native branchiobdellidans.…”

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“…These four species have also been found in Slovakia (Halgoc√ (3) (5) 1972), Austria (Nesemann 1994), and together with B. astaci, in Hungary and Bulgaria (Subchev 1984, Subchev & Stanimirova 1997. Bulgaria also appears to be the western limit of B. kozarovi (Subchev 1978, Subchev & Stanimirova 1997 (Gelder et al 1994, Oberkofler et al 2002 and the introduced North American species, Xironogiton victoriensis and Cambarincola mesochoreus ). The presence of B. parasita on the host's exoskeleton was noted only on A. astacus and A. torrentium.…”

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“…Major reviews of the distribution of branchiobdellidans in Europe are found in Pop (1965), and Karaman (1967Karaman ( , 1970, and, for south eastern Europe more detailed distributional information does exists for Hungary (Subchev 1984), Bulgaria (Subchev & Stanimirova 1997), Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia (Karaman 1967(Karaman , 1970, Serbia (Moszyn⁄ ski 1938, Karaman 1967, Slovakia (Halgos√ 1972), Northern Italy (Gelder et al 1994, Oberkofler et al 2002, Austria (Nesemann 1994), and southern Germany (Vogt 1999). Information on the presence of branchiobdellidans in Croatia is restricted to the study by Karaman (1967Karaman ( , 1970, which only reported B. italica from the Adriatic coast region.…”

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Occurrence of Branchiobdellida (Annelida : Clitellata) on freshwater crayfish in Croatia

Klobučar

Maguire

Gottstein

et al. 2006

Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim.

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There is very little information on the genus Branchiobdella and the species relationships with their freshwater crayfish hosts in Croatia. Therefore, a base-line study was needed so that future changes in available habitat brought about by urban development and the probable introduction of non-native species can be accurately assessed. This investigation used preserved freshwater crayfish collected from across Croatia between 1995 and 2005 as its source of the ectosymbionts. Crayfish species included Astacus astacus, A. leptodactylus, Austropotamobius pallipes, A. torrentium, and the allochtonous North American species, Orconectes limosus. Only native European species of branchiobdellids were found: Branchiobdella astaci, B. parasita, B. pentodonta, B. hexodonta, B. italica, and B. balcanica, and this is the first report on the occurrence of these species, apart from B. italica, in Croatia. The distribution of these branchiobdellidans is compared with climatic and river drainage systems, and literature reports of populations in other countries in the region.

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“…In its native range, however, signal crayfish have only been noted as hosts for a previously undescribed intranuclear bacilliform virus (Longshaw 2011) and for 2 branchiobdellids Sathodrilus attenuatus and Xironogiton victoriensis (Gelder & Siddall 2001, Williams et al 2009). X. victoriensis has subsequently been recorded on signal crayfish in Italy (Oberkofler et al 2002), and both branchiobdellids were recorded in Japan following the introduction of signal crayfish into Japan (Ohtaka et al 2005). In introduced areas, signal crayfish have been shown to carry or be susceptible to WSSV, Aeromonas hydrophila, Fusarium sp., Aphanomyces astaci, Psorospermium haeckeli, Thelohania contejeani and 3 undescribed microsporidia (Alderman et al 1990, Diéguez-Uribeondo et al 1993, Dunn et al 2009).…”

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Disease risks associated with the importation and release of non-native crayfish species into mainland Britain

Longshaw¹,

Bateman²,

Stebbing³

et al. 2012

Aquat. Biol.

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A full histological survey of 782 non-indigenous crayfish established in riverine habitats or imported into mainland Britain through the aquarium trade was conducted. The selected populations were subjected to further bacteriological, molecular and ultrastructural studies to characterise disease conditions. Pacifastacus leniusculus, Orconectes virilis and Astacus leptodactylus were obtained from 16 rivers in mainland Britain. Additionally, Cambarellus patzcuarensis, Cherax quadricarinatus, Procambarus clarkii and P. fallax were obtained from 8 pet shops, whilst C. patzcuarensis, Cherax peknyi, C. quadricarinatus and P. clarkii were seized at a point of entry into Britain. Tests for infections were negative in the majority of P. leniusculus (66.4%); the rest were infected with at least one pathogen or commensal, including an intranuclear bacilliform virus and a novel Spiroplasma sp. of male Sertoli cells. Low level bacterial and ciliate infections and commensal mites and ostracods also occurred on or in established signal crayfish. The established population of O. virilis was found to be negative for any visible infections; one shipment of P. clarkii and one aquarium-held population of C. quadricarinatus were also found to contain no visible infections. One shipment of P. clarkii from Singapore was infected with white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). The bacterial species isolated from crayfish included Aero monas hydrophila, A. sobria, Citrobacter freundii, Grimontia hollisae, Hafnia alvei, Pasteurella multocida and Weeksella virosa. The results are discussed in relation to the enemy release hypothesis, and the risk associated with the transboundary trade in non-indigenous crayfish is considered as a potential source of disease to native crayfish species.

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Species of Branchiobdellidae (Annelida) on Freshwater Crayfish in South Tyrol (Northern Italy)

Cited by 22 publications

References 6 publications

First report of two North American branchiobdellidans (Annelida: Clitellata) or crayfish worms on signal crayfish in Europe with a discussion of similar introductions into Japan

First report of two North American branchiobdellidans (Annelida: Clitellata) or crayfish worms on signal crayfish in Europe with a discussion of similar introductions into Japan

Occurrence of Branchiobdellida (Annelida : Clitellata) on freshwater crayfish in Croatia

Disease risks associated with the importation and release of non-native crayfish species into mainland Britain

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