The myxosporean parasitofauna of the Atlantic horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus (L.) in the North-East Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
As part of a multidisciplinary stock identification study 1002 horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus (L.) from 12 sites in the North-East Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea were examined for the presence of myxosporean parasites, with the aim of identi-fying species that could be used as biological tags. F...
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| Summary: | As part of a multidisciplinary stock identification study 1002 horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus (L.) from 12 sites in the North-East Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea were examined for the presence of myxosporean parasites, with the aim of identi-fying species that could be used as biological tags. Five species of myxosporean parasites were found. Examination of gall blad-ders revealed infections with Alataspora serenum, A. solomoni and an unidentified Kudoa sp., while Kudoa nova was found in the red muscles. The liver of a single fish was found to be infected with Myxobolus spinacurvatura. Infection with A. solomoni and M. spinacurvatura represents new host records. Kudoa sp. is likely to be a previously undescribed species. A. serenum, A. solomoni and K. nova are shown to be potentially useful tags for stock identification. |
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