The interaction between an introduced fish host and local parasite fauna: Neogobius kessleri in the middle Danube River

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Authors	ONDRAČKOVÁ Markéta DÁVIDOVÁ Martina BLAŽEK Radim GELNAR Milan JURAJDA Pavel
Year of publication	2009
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Parasitology Research
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Field	Zoology
Keywords	bighead goby; Anguillicoloides crassus; parasite
Description	Parasite communities of introduced fish Neogobius kessleri Günther (Gobiidae) were studied in five localities in the Slovak section of the Danube River during 2002 – 2005. Thirty three metazoan parasite species were identified. Parasite community consisted mainly of the three dominant parasites: glochidia of Anodonta anatina, acanthocephalan Pomphorhynchus laevis and nematode Raphidascaris acus. High susceptibility to local parasites was observed. Most of the parasite species were generalists. Parasite communities differed between habitats with more diverse parasite community in backwaters. The importance of gobies as suitable hosts for local non-native parasite species (Anguillicoloides crassus, Anodonta woodina, Hydrozetes lacustris) is discussed in a context of increasing risk of their dispersion.
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