Field and laboratory studies of Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) infection by the ciliate Conchophthirus acuminatus in the Republic of Belarus

This study quantifies the infection prevalence and intensity of the European, commensal, host-specific ciliate Conchophthirus acuminatus (Scuticociliatida: Conchophthiridae) in five zebra mussel populations within the Republic of Belarus. Laboratory and field experiments were also conducted to asses...

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Published in:Journal of invertebrate pathology 1998-05, Vol.71 (3), p.251-257
Main Authors: BURLAKOVA, L. E, KARATAYEV, A. Y, MOLLOY, D. P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Bivalvia - parasitology
Ciliophora
Conchophthirus acuminatus
Dreissena polymorpha
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
Mollusca
Pathology
Republic of Belarus
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Summary:This study quantifies the infection prevalence and intensity of the European, commensal, host-specific ciliate Conchophthirus acuminatus (Scuticociliatida: Conchophthiridae) in five zebra mussel populations within the Republic of Belarus. Laboratory and field experiments were also conducted to assess variables affecting infection. C. acuminatus was found in zebra mussels in all five waterbodies sampled: Naroch, Myastro, and Lukomskoe Lakes, Skema Stream, and in the Svisloch River. Prevalence was always 100%, with the exception of shallow areas (
ISSN:0022-2011
1096-0805
DOI:10.1006/jipa.1997.4728