On the role of paratenic hosts in the life cycle of the nematode Anguillicola crassus in the Vistula Lagoon, Poland

• Published in: Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
• Main Author: L. Rolbiecki
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2002
• Subjects: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling; SH1-691; Brama; Copepods; Gymnocephalus cernuus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2002.32.2.01; https://doaj.org/article/b03b9d4aba934449b100037d96fa713c

Anguillicola crassus is an Asian nematode accidentally introduced to Europe and parasitising the swimbladder of European eels. Planktonic copepods are the major intermediate hosts but the success of this parasites depends on small fishes, acting as paratenic hosts and transmitting the nematode to ee...