‘Global worming’: first record of an epidemic of Triaenophorus crassus in a population of Arctic charr Salvelinus umbla

In May 2005, an epidemic of the cestode Triaenophorus crassus occurred in the Salvelinus umbla population of Lake Grundlsee, an oligotrophic Austrian Alpine Lake. Based on catches with a standardized multi‐mesh gillnet survey 53% of S. umbla were infected with up to 17 cysts of T. crassus per fish....

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Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Authors: Achleitner, D., Gassner, H., Schabetsberger, R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009
Subjects:
Alpine Lake
Arctic
Arctic charr
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02166.x
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Summary:In May 2005, an epidemic of the cestode Triaenophorus crassus occurred in the Salvelinus umbla population of Lake Grundlsee, an oligotrophic Austrian Alpine Lake. Based on catches with a standardized multi‐mesh gillnet survey 53% of S. umbla were infected with up to 17 cysts of T. crassus per fish. This is the first documented record of an epidemic of this tapeworm in S. umbla .

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