Shrimps remove ectoparasites from fishes in temperate waters
We have found that two very common species of North Atlantic shallow water shrimp, Palaemon adspersus and Palaemon elegans, remove and feed on ectoparasites on plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L.). The relationship could be mutualistic, as we did not observe any attempts by the fishes to feed on the sh...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:660235 2023-05-15T17:32:11+02:00 Shrimps remove ectoparasites from fishes in temperate waters Ostlund-Nilsson S. Becker J.H.A. Nilsson G.E. 2005-12-01 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:660235 eng eng Royal Society doi:10.1098/rsbl.2005.0363 issn:1744-957X Cleaning symbiosis Gyrodactyus Palaemon Parasitism Plaice Pleuronecta 1100 Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1101 Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Journal Article 2005 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0363 2020-08-06T01:49:46Z We have found that two very common species of North Atlantic shallow water shrimp, Palaemon adspersus and Palaemon elegans, remove and feed on ectoparasites on plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L.). The relationship could be mutualistic, as we did not observe any attempts by the fishes to feed on the shrimps. The ectoparasites removed included monogenean worms (Gyrodactylus sp.) and sea lice (Lepeophtheirus pectoralis). An experiment showed that there were 65% more Gyrodactylus parasites on the fishes that had been apart from compared with those that had been together with shrimps for 48 h. Shrimps on coral reefs are known for cleaning fishes, but that shrimps in temperate waters show parasite-cleaning behaviour is, to our knowledge, a new observation. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Biology Letters 1 4 454 456 |
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We have found that two very common species of North Atlantic shallow water shrimp, Palaemon adspersus and Palaemon elegans, remove and feed on ectoparasites on plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L.). The relationship could be mutualistic, as we did not observe any attempts by the fishes to feed on the shrimps. The ectoparasites removed included monogenean worms (Gyrodactylus sp.) and sea lice (Lepeophtheirus pectoralis). An experiment showed that there were 65% more Gyrodactylus parasites on the fishes that had been apart from compared with those that had been together with shrimps for 48 h. Shrimps on coral reefs are known for cleaning fishes, but that shrimps in temperate waters show parasite-cleaning behaviour is, to our knowledge, a new observation. |
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Shrimps remove ectoparasites from fishes in temperate waters |
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Shrimps remove ectoparasites from fishes in temperate waters |
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Shrimps remove ectoparasites from fishes in temperate waters |
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Shrimps remove ectoparasites from fishes in temperate waters |
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Shrimps remove ectoparasites from fishes in temperate waters |
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shrimps remove ectoparasites from fishes in temperate waters |
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