An alien parasite affects local fauna—Confirmation of Sinergasilus major (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) switching hosts and infecting native Silurus glanis (Actinopterygii: Siluridae) in Hungary

An alien parasite affects local fauna—Confirmation of Sinergasilus major (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) switching hosts and infecting native Silurus glanis (Actinopterygii: Siluridae) in Hungary

In 2016, an intense copepod infection was recorded from a reservoir in proximity to the Danube River in Hungary from visibly emaciated wels catfish, Silurus glanis. The parasite-induced pathology was described but parasite identity was not conclusive. Additional sample collections in 2017 and 2018 a...

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Main Authors: Quinton Marco Dos Santos, Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage, Wojciech Piasecki, Kálmán Molnár, Boglárka Sellyei, Csaba Székely
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Subjects:
Copepoda
Biological invasion
Wels catfish
Parasites
Danube river basin
Pathology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224421000560

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