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Limited parasite acquisition by non-native Lepomis gibbosus (Actinopterygii: Centrarchidae) at two ponds in the Upper Rhine basin, Germany

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 May 2018

M. Ondračková ,
Y. Kvach ,
A. Martens  and
P. Jurajda
M. Ondračková*
Affiliation:
The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Květná 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic
Y. Kvach
Affiliation:
The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Květná 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic Institute of Marine Biology, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Vul. Pushkinska 37, 65011 Odessa, Ukraine
A. Martens
Affiliation:
Institute of Biology, Karlsruhe University of Education, Bismarckstrasse 10, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany
P. Jurajda
Affiliation:
The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Květná 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic
*
Author for correspondence: M. Ondračková, E-mail: audrey@sci.muni.cz
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Abstract

Metazoan parasite communities of Lepomis gibbosus (Centrarchidae), one of the most successfully introduced fish species in Europe, were studied at two isolated ponds (Knielingen, Tropfen) along the Upper Rhine in Germany. Nine parasite taxa were observed, including North American species co-introduced to Europe (ancyrocephalid monogeneans, diplostomid trematodes), circumpolar species infecting L. gibbosus in both their native and non-native ranges (bothriocephalid cestodes) and locally acquired parasitic nematodes. Both parasite communities consisted predominantly of North American species. Acquisition of local parasites was not observed at Tropfen, where the fish community comprised just two species, with L. gibbosus dominant. Low prevalence and abundance of acquired parasites was found at Knielingen, which supported a diverse fish community. At Tropfen, a high abundance of the North American parasite Posthodiplostomum centrarchi probably contributed to the lower condition index, hepatomegaly and splenomegaly observed. Due to low local parasite competency, L. gibbosus appears to have no significant impact on parasite dynamics in affected habitats.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 93 , Issue 4 , July 2019 , pp. 453 - 460
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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