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Parasitization of monkey goby, Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814) (Actinopterygii: Gobiidae), at localities with different salinity levels


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Map of the study area, with sampling localities marked by red arrows: 1) Gulf of Odessa, Black Sea, Ukraine; 2) Khadzibey Estuary, Ukraine; 3) Lake Kytay, Danube Delta, Ukraine; 4) Lower Danube, Vidin, Bulgaria
Map of the study area, with sampling localities marked by red arrows: 1) Gulf of Odessa, Black Sea, Ukraine; 2) Khadzibey Estuary, Ukraine; 3) Lake Kytay, Danube Delta, Ukraine; 4) Lower Danube, Vidin, Bulgaria

Parasite component communities of monkey goby (Neogobius fluviatilis) from four localities in its native range (n = number of fish studied, P = prevalence as %, MI = mean intensity with intensity range in brackets, A = mean abundance, S = sporadic infection, NN = not numerous infection, met = metacercariae, pl = plerocercoids, L3 = 3rd stage larvae, ca = cystacanths, gl = glochidia)

Gulf of Odessa Khadzibey Estuary Lake Kytay Lower Danube
Parasite taxa (n=31) (n=37) (n=77) (n=78)
P MI A P MI A P MI A P MI A
Ciliata
Trichodina sp. 9.7 S
Microspora
Loma acerinae 7.8 4.3 (1–7) 0.3 61.5 124 (1–500) 76.1
Myxozoa
Kudoa nova 19.4 NN
Monogenea
Gyrodactylus proterorhini 3.2 1.0 (1) 0.03 2.7 1.0 (1) 0.03 16.7 9.4 (1–48) 1.6
Cestoda
Ligula pavlovskiipl 64.9 2.2 (1–10) 1.4
Proteocephalus gobiorum 6.5 1.4 (1–3) 0.1
Bothriocephalus scorpii pl 3.2 2.0 (2) 0.1
Digenea
Apophallus sp. met 28.2 2.4 (1–8) 0.7
Cryptocotyle concava met 2.7 3.0 (3) 0.1
Diplostomum sp. met 20.5 1.2 (1–2) 0.2
Metagonimus sp. met 41.0 9.1 (1–51) 3.7
Nicolla skrjabini 25.6 16.7 (1–115) 4.3
Pygidiopsis genata met 5.4 1.0 (1) 0.1
Nematoda
Anguillicoloides crassus L3 2.6 1.0 (1) 0.03
Contracaecum rudolphii L3 1.3 1.0 (1) 0.01
Dichelyne minutus 12.9 1.0 (1) 0.1
Eustrongylides excisus L3 58.4 2.0 (1–7) 1.2 20.5 1.8 (1–5) 0.4
Hysterothylacium aduncum L3 3.2 1.0 (1) 0.03
Raphidascaris acus L3 14.3 2.3 (1–7) 0.3
Acanthocephala
Pomphorhynchus laevis ca 51.3 3.9 (1–15) 2.0
Telosentis exiguus 6.4 2 (1–3) 0.1
Crustacea
Ergasilus sieboldi 2.6 1.5 (1–2) 0.04
Mothocya epimerica 3.2 1.0 (1) 0.03
Bivalvia
Anodonta anatina gl 1.3 1.0 (1) 0.01
Pseudoanodonta complanata gl 16.7 3.6 (1–17) 0.6
Species richness 8 3 7 11
Mean abundance ± SD 1.3 ± 2.8 0.2 ± 0.5 1.6 ± 2.1 13.5 ± 21.2
Intensity of infection (min.–max) 1–12 1–3 1–9 1–121

Number of fish from different localities examined and their standard length (SL, mm)

Gulf of Odessa Khadzhibey Estuary Lake Kytay Lower Danube
Number 31 37 77 78
SL; mean ± SD 90 ± 27.5 58 ± 14.9 75 ± 20.7 66 ± 9.0
SL; min.–max 30–125 38–115 50–146 50–90
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1897-3191
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Angielski
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Chemistry, other, Geosciences, Life Sciences