Parasite fauna of introduced pumpkinseed fish Lepomis gibbosus: first British record of Onchocleidus dispar (Monogenea)

• Published in: Diseases of aquatic organisms Vol. 97; no. 1; pp. 65 - 73
• Main Authors: HOCKLEY, F. A, WILLIAMS, C. F, READING, A. J, TAYLOR, N. G. H, CABLE, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oldendorf Inter-Research 03.11.2011
• Subjects: Agnatha. Pisces; Animal aquaculture; Animal productions; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Fish Diseases - parasitology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gills - parasitology; Helminthiasis, Animal - epidemiology; Helminthiasis, Animal - parasitology; Invertebrates; Lepomis gibbosus; Male; Monogenea; Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha; Onchocleidus; Perciformes; Platyhelminths - classification; Platyhelminths - isolation & purification; Sex Characteristics; United Kingdom - epidemiology; Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution; British Isles; North America; Microhabitat; Introduced species; Monogenea; Fauna; Sex; Plathelmintha; Parasite; First record; Lepomis gibbosus; Sex-biased parasitism; Freshwater environment; Exotic species; Vertebrata; Pisces; Helmintha; Habitat; Parasitism; Monogenean; Invertebrata

A survey of pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus from a stillwater fishery in southern England revealed infections by the ancyrocephalid monogenean Onchocleidus dispar at 100% prevalence. Host specificity of O. dispar to North American centrarchid fish suggests that it is a non-native parasite, introduced t...