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First record of a Marteilia parasite (Paramyxea) in zooplankton populations from a natural estuarine environment
Ist Teil von
Aquaculture, 2007-09, Vol.269 (1), p.63-70
Ort / Verlag
Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V
Erscheinungsjahr
2007
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The life cycle of the species forming the genus
Marteilia (Phylum Paramyxea), which are marine protozoan parasites of molluscs, is still poorly known, although there is evidence of the need for intermediate hosts. To date, only the calanoid copepod
Acartia (
Paracartia)
grani has been demonstrated to be involved in the life cycle of the parasite infecting flat oysters growing in ponds with a low biodiversity. However, no complex natural environments, such as bays or estuaries, have been studied for a similar purpose. Therefore, a survey for the presence of the protozoan
Marteilia was conducted by PCR on the zooplankton community of a natural ecosystem, the Alfacs and Fangar bays in the Delta de l'Ebre (NW Mediterranean). Identification of zooplankton species found infected allowed two new
Marteilia hosts to be proposed: the cyclopoida
Oithona sp. and an indeterminate harpaticoida species. This is the first report of
Marteilia in zooplankton species sampled from a natural enzootic area.