The American brine shrimp as an exotic invasive species in the western Mediterranean

Amat, Francisco; Hontoria, Francisco; Ruíz, Olga; Green, Andy J.; Sánchez, Marta I.; Figuerola, Jordi; Hortas, Francisco

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“…The invasion of Artemia franciscana in the Mediterranean Region and in Asia (Amat et al 2005(Amat et al , 2007Vikas et al 2012) has probably led to the most important biodiversity loss in hypersaline ecosystems to date. Previous studies indicating the possible role of helminth parasites as a factor promoting the competitive success of A. franciscana in the course of its invasion in the Mediterranean have been based on few samples and seasons Sánchez et al 2012).…”

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“…The American brine shrimp A. franciscana Kellogg, 1906, originating from commercialised populations at the San Francisco Bay and Great Salt Lake in North America (Muñoz et al 2014), has been introduced into the Western Mediterranean and has expanded its range since the 1980s, displacing the native brine shrimps A. parthenogenetica Barigozzi, 1974 andA. salina (L., 1758) (Amat et al 2005(Amat et al , 2007.…”

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Larval helminths in the invasive American brine shrimp Artemia franciscana throughout its annual cycle

Georgiev

Angelov

Vasileva

et al. 2014

Acta Parasitologica

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One of the best examples of rapid displacement of native species by an invader is the eradication of native Artemia salina and A. parthenogenetica in the Mediterranean by the introduced American A. franciscana. Previous studies based on sampling from limited time periods suggest that the success of the American species as a competitor may be due partly to different parasite burden, since native Artemia spp. have high cestode infection rates regulating their density. The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that the helminth infection in A. franciscana in its invasive range is low throughout its annual life cycle. Samples of A. franciscana were collected every second month from La Tapa saltern (Andalusia) during one year. Five helminth species were recorded: cestodes Flamingolepis liguloides, F. flamingo, Gynandrotaenia stammeri (all flamingo parasites), Eurycestus avoceti (a shorebird parasite) and larval spirurids of the Acuariinae (the first record of nematodes in Artemia). The overall infection rate was low, with total prevalence 5.9% and prevalence of individual parasite species between 0.2 and 3.2%. The mean abundance of helminths was 0.005-0.155 (av. 0.068), 5-13 times lower than in native congeners. Waterbird counts indicate that the low infection rates cannot be explained by lack of definitive hosts. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that helminths have no regulating effect on the invasive brine shrimp in the Mediterranean. The replacement of the native populations by the invader can be partially explained by a competition mediated by parasites/predators through a differential impact on host fitness.

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Larval helminths in the invasive American brine shrimp Artemia franciscana throughout its annual cycle

Georgiev

Angelov

Vasileva

et al. 2014

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“…Unfortunately, no accurate description of the methods used for the identification of the species were reported by the authors, so that the presence of the species in Tunisia should be confirmed. Artemia franciscana is already known to occur in several circum-Mediterranean countries, where it proved to be able to replace the native Artemia strains (e.g., Amat et al 2005, Muñoz et al 2014, so that its possible presence in Tunisia does not appear unlikely.…”

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Updated checklist and distribution of large branchiopods (Branchiopoda: Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata) in Tunisia

Marrone¹,

Korn

Stoch

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Abstract:Temporary ponds are the most peculiar and representative water bodies in the arid and semiarid regions of the world, where they often represent diversity hotspots that greatly contribute to the regional biodiversity. Being indissolubly linked to these ecosystems, the so-called "large branchiopods" are unanimously considered flagship taxa of these habitats. Nonetheless, updated and detailed information on large branchiopod faunas is still missing in many countries or regions. Based on an extensive bibliographical review and field samplings, we provide an updated and commented checklist of large branchiopods in Tunisia, one of the less investigated countries of the Maghreb as far as inland water crustaceans are concerned. We carried out a field survey from 2004 to 2012, thereby collecting 262 crustacean samples from a total of 177 temporary water bodies scattered throughout the country. Large branchiopod crustaceans were observed in 61% of the sampled sites, leading to the identification of fifteen species. Among these, the halophilic anostracan Branchinectella media is here reported for the first time for the country; conversely, four eScholarship provides open access, scholarly publishing services to the University of California and delivers a dynamic research platform to scholars worldwide. of the species reported in literature were not found during the present survey. Based on literature and novel data, the known large branchiopod fauna of Tunisia now includes 19 species, showing a noteworthy species richness when the limited extension of the country is considered. For each species, the regional distribution is described and an annotated list of references is provided. Under a conservation perspective, the particular importance of the temporary ponds occurring in the Medjerda river alluvial plain is further stressed. In this location, several large branchiopod taxa with different ecological requirements converge and form unique and species-rich assemblages that should be preserved. Copyright Information:Copyright 2016 by the article author(s Keywords: Branchinectella media, fauna of Maghreb, freshwater crustaceans, Mediterranean temporary ponds, regional biodiversity. SUMMARYTemporary ponds are the most peculiar and representative water bodies in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world, where they often represent diversity hotspots that greatly contribute to the regional biodiversity. Being indissolubly linked to these ecosystems, the so-called "large branchiopods" are unanimously considered flagship taxa of these habitats. Nonetheless, updated and detailed information on large branchiopod faunas is still missing in many countries or regions. Based on an extensive bibliographical review and field samplings, we provide an updated and commented checklist of large branchiopods in Tunisia, one of the less investigated countries of the Maghreb as far as inland water crustaceans are concerned. We carried out a field survey from 2004 to 2012, thereby collecting 262 crustacean samples from a total of 177 ...

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“…Bay saltworks and the Great Salt Lake in the U.S.A. -have been used globally as a food source in aquaculture and in the pet fish trade for decades (Abatzopoulos 2002;Amat et al 2005Amat et al , 2007. Effluents from fish farms are likely to contain cysts that can potentially colonise nearby natural wetlands.…”

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Bird migratory flyways influence the phylogeography of the invasive brine shrimp Artemia franciscana in its native American range

Muñoz

Amat

Green

et al. 2013

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View the peer-reviewed version (peerj.com/articles/200), which is the preferred citable publication unless you specifically need to cite this preprint. flyways. There was a high degree of regional endemism, with populations subdivided into at least 12 divergent, geographically restricted and largely allopatric mitochondrial lineages, and high levels of population structure ( Φ ST of 0.92), indicating low ongoing gene flow. We found evidence of human-mediated introductions in nine out of 39 populations analysed. Once these populations were removed, Mantel tests revealed a strong association between genetic variation and geographic distance (i.e., isolation-by-distance pattern). RDA showed that shared bird flyways explained around 20% of the variance in genetic distance between populations and this was highly significant, once geographic distance was controlled for. The variance explained increased to 30% when the factor human introduction was included in the model. Our findings suggest that bird-mediated transport of brine shrimp propagules does not result in substantial ongoing gene flow; instead, it had a significant historical role on the current species phylogeography, facilitating the colonisation of new aquatic environments as PeerJ PrePrints | https://peerj.com/preprints/79v1/ | v1 received:

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The American brine shrimp as an exotic invasive species in the western Mediterranean

Cited by 108 publications

References 29 publications

Larval helminths in the invasive American brine shrimp Artemia franciscana throughout its annual cycle

Larval helminths in the invasive American brine shrimp Artemia franciscana throughout its annual cycle

Updated checklist and distribution of large branchiopods (Branchiopoda: Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata) in Tunisia

Bird migratory flyways influence the phylogeography of the invasive brine shrimp Artemia franciscana in its native American range

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