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Protozoan parasites of wild and cultured sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax (L.), from the Mediterranean area
Author(s) -
ALVAREZPELLITERO P.,
SITJÀBOBADILLA A.,
FRANCOSIERRA A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
aquaculture research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2109
pISSN - 1355-557X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1993.tb00832.x
Subject(s) - dicentrarchus , biology , sea bass , fishery , parasite hosting , marine fish , zoology , mediterranean climate , aquatic animal , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology , world wide web , computer science
. In a parasitic survey of wild and cultured sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax (L.), thirteen protozoan species were found. Ectoparasites included two ciliates ( Trichodina spp.), one dinoflagellate ( Amylodinium sp.) and one zooflagellate ( Cryptobia sp.). Endoparasites were represented by members of Apicomplexa ( Hemogregarina sp., Eimeria spp.). Microsporea (unidentified species) and Myxosporea ( Myxobilatus sp., Ceratomyxa spp., Sphaerospora dicentrarchi, Sphaerospora testicularis). Myxobilatus sp., Eimeria spp. and the microsporean were exclusively found in wild fish, whereas Amyloodinium sp. and Hemogregarina sp. were only detected in cultured fish. Data on prevalence and intensity of infections and on the location in the host are provided. The potential importance of protozoan parasites for sea bass culture is discussed.