Occurrence of Compsopogon coeruleus (red alga) on Lernaea (Copepoda) from Fishes in the Obion Creek Drainage, Hickman County, Kentucky

The epizoic occurrence of Compsopogon coeruleus (red alga) on Lernaea (Copepoda) has been only reported once in North America. This occurrence was observed from five minnow species parasitized by Lernaea at Mud River, Butler County, Kentucky. We report a second occurrence of this phenomenon from one...

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Published inJournal of the Kentucky Academy of Science Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 42 - 44
Main Authors Wells, William G, Alvarez, Joshua
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 28.01.2022
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and ribbon shiner
blacktail shiner
Compsopogon coeruleus
Lernaea
Mud River
Obion Creek
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Summary:The epizoic occurrence of Compsopogon coeruleus (red alga) on Lernaea (Copepoda) has been only reported once in North America. This occurrence was observed from five minnow species parasitized by Lernaea at Mud River, Butler County, Kentucky. We report a second occurrence of this phenomenon from one blacktail shiner (Cyprinella venusta) and one ribbon shiner (Lythrurus fumeus) from the Obion Creek Drainage in Hickman County, Kentucky. An infestation of Lernaea is harmful and potentially fatal to fish; however, it is unknown if C. coeruleus is harmful to either Lernaea or fish.
ISSN:1098-7096
1938-2960
DOI:10.3101/1098-7096-82.1.42