Parasites of Juvenile Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) from Hunt Creek, Michigan.
From: Department of Zoology, Natural Science Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA. muzzall@msu.edu
The Journal of parasitology
- Publish Date: Apr 2007
- ISSN: 0022-3395
- Volume: 93
- Issue: 2
- Pages: 313-7
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Muzzall Patrick M, et al. Parasites of Juvenile Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) from Hunt Creek, Michigan.. J. Parasitol. Apr 2007;93:313-7
Abstract
Four parasite species (Crepidostomum cooperi, Cystidicoloides ephemeridarum, Acanthocephalus dirus, Salmincola edwardsii) infected 215 juvenile brook trout (105 young-of-year; 110, 1-yr-old) from Hunt Creek, Michigan, in 2003, 2004, and 2005. Prevalences of these species in 2004 (main study year) varied from 29 to 37%. Crepidostomnum cooperi had the highest mean intensity and mean abundance, followed by C. ephemeridarum. The number of fish infected with each parasite species was significantly higher in 1-yr-old fish than in young-of-year fish. Also, the mean intensities and mean abundances of C. cooperi and C. ephemeridarum and the mean abundance of A. dirus were significantly higher in older fish. The mean intensity of C. cooperi and prevalence of A. dirus were significantly higher in fish between creek sections. Fish length had a significant positive effect on the abundances of C. cooperi and C. ephemeridarum; parasite species richness, on the abundances of A. dirus and S. edwardsii; and parasite species richness in the 2003 and 2004 trout cohorts, respectively. Crepidostomum cooperi, C. ephemeridarum, A. dirus, and S. edwardsii commonly infect Michigan brook trout. The small number of parasite species infecting Hunt Creek brook trout is similar to the number of parasite species of brook trout from other Michigan creeks.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Acanthocephala, Age Factors, Animals, Biodiversity, Cohort Studies, Copepoda, Ectoparasitic Infestations, Fish Diseases, Fresh Water, Helminthiasis, Animal, Helminths, Host-Parasite Interactions, Michigan, Prevalence, Spiruroidea, Trematoda, Trout
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