<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study determined the composition of roach, <italic>Rutilus rutilus</italic> (L.), parasites in Lithuanian rivers. A total of 3558 individuals were examined for parasites from 12 rivers in 2005-2009. A total of 27 parasite species belonging to Ciliophora (6), Monogenea (3), Digenea (7), Cestoidea (4), Crustacea (3), Nematoda (1), Acanthocephala (1), Hirudinea (1), and Bivalvia (1) were recorded. Parasitological examinations of the roach showed significant variation in the prevalence of nine parasite species in the rivers studied. These results suggest that parasitological studies of specific parasite species in this freshwater fish can be used as bioindicators to provide information about environmental conditions in rivers.</p></abstract>

This study determined the composition of roach, Rutilus rutilus (L.), parasites in Lithuanian rivers. A total of 3558 individuals were examined for parasites from 12 rivers in 2005-2009. A total of 27 parasite species belonging to Ciliophora (6), Monogenea (3), Digenea (7), Cestoidea (4), Crustacea (3), Nematoda (1), Acanthocephala (1), Hirudinea (1), and Bivalvia (1) were recorded. Parasitological examinations of the roach showed significant variation in the prevalence of nine parasite species in the rivers studied. These results suggest that parasitological studies of specific parasite species in this freshwater fish can be used as bioindicators to provide information about environmental conditions in rivers.

An assessment of parasite variation in wild populations of roach, <italic>Rutilus rutilus</italic> (L.), in Lithuanian rivers

Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos Str. 2, LT-08412 Vilnius-21, Lithuania

Laboratory of Inland Waters and Ichthyopathology, Lithuanian State Pisciculture and Fisheries Research Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania

Fisheries & Aquatic Life

An assessment of parasite variation in wild populations of roach,  (L.), in Lithuanian rivers

This study determined the composition of roach, Rutilus rutilus (L.), parasites in Lithuanian rivers. A total of 3558 individuals were examined for parasites...

An assessment of parasite variation in wild populations of roach, Rutilus rutilus (L.), in Lithuanian rivers

Published Online: Jan 28, 2011

Page range: 213 - 223

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10086-010-0025-9

Keywords
Parasites, roach, rivers, Lithuania

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