Endoparasitic helminths of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, from four disconnected meanders from the rivers Leie and Scheldt in western Flanders, Belgium

Title:

Endoparasitic helminths of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, from four disconnected meanders from the rivers Leie and Scheldt in western Flanders, Belgium

Creator:

Schabuss, Michael, Konecny, Robert, Belpaire, Claude, and Schiemer, Fritz

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:65e80ce6-9ba0-46f5-ad5d-0b402c341d0f
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Subject:

Proteocephalus macrocephalus, Bothriocephalus claviceps, Anguillicola crassus, Camallanus lacustris, Acanthocephala, parasite community, European eel, and Belgium

Type:

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Format:

print

Description:

The endoparasitic helminth communities of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla (L.), were investigated in four meanders, cut off from the rivers Leie and Scheldt in western Handers, Belgium. Six species of helminths (2 cestodes, 2 nematodes and 2 acanthocephalans) were found. The dominant parasite species was the nematode Anguillicola crassus (Kuwahara, Niimi et Itagaki, 1974) infecting 79% of the eel population with intensities up to 112 specimens per fish. At two localities no acanthocephalans could be found, whereas these parasites were very common at the other sites. The prevalence, mean intensity, intensity and abundance, their correlation to the body length, and the frequency distributions were analysed. The site selection of parasites is in relation to food composition and feeding habits of eels, physiological and structural differences in the intestine and possible interspecific competition were discussed.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Coverage:

12-18 and 14-20

Source:

Folia parasitologica | 1997 Volume:44 | Number:1

Harvested from:

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