Metapopulation Structure of Two Species of Pikeworm (Triaenophorus, Cestoda) Parasitizing the Postglacial Fish Community in an Oligotrophic Lake
Author
Kashinskaya, Elena N.
Vlasenko, Pavel G.
Kolmogorova, Tatyana V.
Izotova, Gelena V.
Shokurova, Anastasiya V.
Romanenko, Georgy A.
Markevich, Grigorii N.
Solovyev, Mikhail M.
Publication date
2023-10-06ISSN
2076-2615
Abstract
In the present study, we estimated the levels of infestation of the main fish species that are hosts for two Triaenophorus species: T. crassus and T. nodulosus. The prevalence of T. crassus and T. nodulosus infestations in the intestine of their definitive host–pike Esox lucius was similar (71.0% and 77.4%, respectively). At the same time, the prevalence of T. crassus infestation in muscle tissue was significantly different between the second intermediate hosts, Coregonus lavaretus pidschian (31.4%) and Cor. l. pravdinellus (91.2%), due to considerable differences in their diets. For T. nodulosus, we found significant variations in the levels of prevalence among the second intermediate hosts—100% for Lota lota, 81.8% for Cottus sibiricus 31.9% for Thymallus arcticus, and 24.5% for Perca fluviatilis—that we also explained using different diets. Moreover, analysis of the symmetry of parasite infestations did not reveal any asymmetry between the number of cysts in the left and right body surfaces of the “planktivorous” form/species of whitefish, whereas in the ‘‘benthivorous”, an asymmetry of parasite infestations was found.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
637 - Produce of domestic (farmyard) animals and game
Pages
21
Publisher
MDPI
Is part of
Animals
Citation
Kashinskaya, Elena N., Pavel G. Vlasenko, Tatyana V. Kolmogorova, Gelena V. Izotova, Anastasiya V. Shokurova, Georgy A. Romanenko, Grigorii N. Markevich, Karl B. Andree, and Mikhail M. Solovyev. 2023. “Metapopulation Structure of Two Species of Pikeworm (Triaenophorus, Cestoda) Parasitizing the Postglacial Fish Community in an Oligotrophic Lake.” MDPI. Animals 13 (19): 3122. doi:10.3390/ani13193122
Program
Aqüicultura
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