Naslov
New records of host-parasite interactions between garfish, Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1761), and copepod, Peniculus fistula von Nordmann, 1832 (Siphonostomatoida: Pennelidae), in the Adriatic Sea

Autori
Zorica, Barbara ; Sinovčić, Gorenka ; Vidjak, Olja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Integrative Zoology, Abstracts from XX International Congress of Zoology / - Pariz, 2008, 94-94

Skup
XX International Congress of Zoology

Mjesto i datum
Pariz, Francuska, 26.08.2008. - 29.08.2008

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Belone belone; Peniculus fistula; Adriatic Sea

Sažetak
Garfish, Belone belone (L., 1761), is a migratory pelagic species that occurs in the north eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea. In the Adriatic Sea this species is widely distributed in costal and open sea waters. Four samples of garfish individuals were caught by purse seine and beach seine in the eastern mid-Adriatic Sea between February and March 2008. Out of 224 analysed specimens of garfish, 22.3% were infested by crustacean ectoparasite identified as Peniculus fistula von Nordmann, 1832. The ectoparasites ranged from 1 to 7 per host with a mean intensity of 1.64. The parasites were attached to the fins - 62.2% to the ventral fins, 20.7% to the pectoral fins, 11.0% to the anal fin, 4.9% to the dorsal fin and 1.2% to the caudal fin. There was no correlation between the total length of the host and the number of ectoparasites (R=0.0715, p=0.622). The present study has been undertaken not only to register parasitic copepod P. fistula as a parasite on B. belone (L., 1761) for the first time, but also to contribute to the knowledge of pennellid fauna in this region. Besides, this parasite species might potentially be used as one of the biological tags for garfish stock discrimination in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea, inclusively.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Biotehnologija

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