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Khawia sinensis (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea)—;an indicator of legislative failure to protect freshwater habitats in the British Isles?
Author(s) -
Yeomans W. E.,
Chubb J. C.,
Sweeting R. A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1997.tb01527.x
Subject(s) - biology , cestoda , habitat , range (aeronautics) , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology , zoology , fishery , helminths , materials science , composite material
Khawia sinensis is an easily identified carp tapeworm first recorded in the British Isles in 1986. The range of the parasite has extended greatly, despite legal prohibition of the introduction and movement of infected fish. Using the spread of K. sinensis as a model, it is concluded that regulation resulting from this legislation cannot be reliable because there is no total ban of imports of potentially infected fishes, nor an effective procedure for preventing translocation of infected hosts.