Dynamics of the parasite Marteilia refringens (Paramyxea) in Mytilus galloprovincialis and zooplankton populations in Alfacs Bay (Catalonia, Spain)

• Published in: Parasitology Vol. 134; no. 11; pp. 1541 - 1550
• Main Authors: CARRASCO, N., LÓPEZ-FLORES, I., ALCARAZ, M., FURONES, M. D., BERTHE, F. C. J., ARZUL, I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2007
• Subjects: Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Brachyura larvae; Copepoda; Crustaceans; Decapoda; disease detection; DNA; Environment; Estuarine environments; Eukaryota - genetics; Eukaryota - physiology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models; intergenic DNA; intermediate host; intermediate hosts; Invertebrates; Larva - parasitology; Larvae; life cycle (organisms); Life Cycle Stages; Marteilia; Marteilia refringens; Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control; Molecular Sequence Data; mollusc culture; Mollusks; mussel culture; mussels; Mytilus - parasitology; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Oceans and Seas; Oysters; Parasites; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Population Density; population dynamics; protozoal infections; Spain; Taxa; Time Factors; Vectors. Intermediate hosts; Zooplankton; Zooplankton - classification; Zooplankton - parasitology; zooplankton copepods; Spain; Europe; Brachyura larvae; Marteilia; zooplankton copepods; Mytilus galloprovincialis; intermediate host; Protozoa; Apicomplexa; Brachyura; Parasite; Crustacea; Larva; Marteilia refringens; Bivalvia; Arthropoda; Copepoda; Intermediate host; Decapoda; Invertebrata; Mollusca; Zooplankton

Since the first description of Marteilia refringens (Paramyxea) in flat oysters Ostrea edulis in 1968 in the Aber Wrach, Brittany (France), the life-cycle of this parasite has remained unknown. However, recent studies, conducted in the ‘claire’ system, have proposed the planktonic copepod Acartia gr...