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Aggregation of Nematode, Hysterothylacium aduncum in whiting, Merlangius merlangus

Year 2022, , 268 - 274, 01.10.2022

Hijran Yavuzcan , Mehmetcan Demir , Faik Sertel Secer

https://doi.org/10.3153/AR22026

Abstract

Although aggregation of macroparasites characterized by unequal distribution of parasites on the host is a known axiom in marine fishes, aggregation of nematode, Hysterothylacium aduncum was not previously studied in whiting, Merlangius merlangus. Here, we investigated the host-related (fish condition factor) and parasite-related factors (parasite load) as well as the distribution pattern of H. aduncum in whiting to determine whether aggregation existed or not. The distribution of H. aduncum (third larval stage) in whiting has been shown to be aggregated. Aggregation of H. aduncum was assessed by Weibull distribution. The aggregation degree of nematode, H. aduncum in whiting was changed by the individual fish. The observed pattern of parasite distribution by the individual fish enabled the recognition of aggregation for the first time in whiting. The prediction of the intensity of H. aduncum in whiting improved the understanding of the host-parasite system, particularly for the dynamics of the parasite.

Keywords

Aggregation Hysterothylacium aduncum nematode whiting Merlangius merlangus Weibull

Thanks

Authors thank Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre Keskin (Ankara University) for molecular analysis of nematode, H. aduncum.

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Year 2022, , 268 - 274, 01.10.2022

Hijran Yavuzcan , Mehmetcan Demir , Faik Sertel Secer

https://doi.org/10.3153/AR22026

Abstract

References

  • Balard, A., Jarquín-Díaz, V. H., Jost, J., Martincová, I., Ďureje, Ľ., Piálek, J., … Heitlinger, E. (2020). Intensity of infection with intracellular Eimeria spp. and pinworms is reduced in hybrid mice compared to parental subspecies. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 33(4), 435-448. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13578
  • Bush, A.O., Lafferty, K.D., Lotz, J.M., Shostak, A.W. (1997). Parasitology meets ecology on its own terms: Margolis et al. Revisited. Journal of Parasitology, 83(4), 575. https://doi.org/10.2307/3284227
  • Gaba, S., Ginot, V., Cabaret, J. (2005). Modelling macroparasite aggregation using a nematode-sheep system: The Weibull distribution as an alternative to the Negative Binomial distribution? Parasitology, 131(3), 393-401. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003118200500764X
  • Ismen, A., Bingel, F. (1999). Nematode infection in the whiting Merlangius merlangus euxinus off Turkish Coast of the Black Sea. Fisheries Research, 42(1-2), 183-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-7836(99)00022-3
  • Keskin, E., Koyuncu, C.E., Genc, E. (2015). Molecular identification of Hysterothylacium aduncum specimens isolated from commercially important fish species of Eastern Mediterranean Sea using mtDNA cox1 and ITS rDNA gene sequences. Parasitology International, 64(2), 222-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2014.12.008
  • Klimpel, S., Rückert, S. (2005). Life cycle strategy of Hysterothylacium aduncum to become the most abundant anisakid fish nematode in the North Sea. Parasitology Research, 97(2), 141-149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-005-1407-6
  • Lester, R.J.G. (2012). Overdispersion in marine fish parasites. Journal of Parasitology. 98, 718–721. https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-3017.1
  • McVinish, R., Lester, R.J.G. (2020). Measuring aggregation in parasite populations. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 17(165). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2019.0886
  • Navone, G.T., Sardella, N.H., Timi, J.T. (1998). Larvae and adults of Hysterothylacium aduncum (Rudolphi, 1802) (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in fishes and crustaceans in the South West Atlantic. Parasite, 5(2), 127-136. https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/1998052127
  • Özer, A., Kornyychuk, Y.M., Yurakhno, V., Öztürk, T. (2016). Seasonality and host-parasite interrelationship of Hysterothylacium aduncum (Nematoda) in whiting Merlangius merlangus off the southern and northern coasts of the Black Sea. Helminthologia (Poland), 53(3), 248-256. https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2016-0025
  • Pekmezci, G.Z., Bolukbas, C.S., Gurler, A.T., Onuk, E.E. (2013). Occurrence and molecular characterization of Hysterothylacium aduncum (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from Merlangius merlangus euxinus and Trachurus trachurus off the Turkish coast of Black Sea. Parasitology Research, 112(3), 1031-1037. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-012-3227-9
  • Pekmezci, G.Z. (2019). Molecular characterization of Hysterothylacium aduncum (Nematoda: Raphidascarididae) larvae infecting Merlangius merlangus euxinus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Turkish Black Sea coast based on mitochondrial small subunit ribosomal RNA gene analysis. Etlik Veteriner Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi, 30(1), 64-69. https://doi.org/10.35864/evmd.562427
  • Poulin, R. (2011). Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites. 2nd ed. Princeton University Press. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400840809 (accessed 10.04.2022).
  • Rozsa, L., Reiczigel, J., Majoros, G. (2000). Quantifying Parasites in Samples of Hosts. Journal of Parasitology, 86 (2), 228-232. https://doi.org/10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0228:QPISOH]2.0.CO;2
  • Timi, J.T., Poulin, R. (2020). Why ignoring parasites in fish ecology is a mistake. International Journal for Parasitology, 50(10–11), 755-761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.04.007
  • Wilber, M.Q., Johnson, P.T.J., Briggs, C.J. (2017). When can we infer mechanism from parasite aggregation? A constraint-based approach to disease ecology. Ecology, 98(3), 688-702. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1675
  • Wilson, K., Grenfell, B.T., Shawt, D.J. (1996). Analysis of Aggregated Parasite Distributions: A Comparison of Methods Author (s): K. Wilson, B.T. Grenfell and D.J. Shaw Published by: British Ecological Society Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2390169 Analysis of aggregated parasite, 10(5), 592-601. https://doi.org/10.2307/2390169
  • Yang, F., Ren, H., Hu, Z. (2019). Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Three-Parameter Weibull Distribution Using Evolutionary Strategy. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 6281781. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/6281781
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Primary Language English
Subjects Hydrobiology
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Hijran Yavuzcan 0000-0001-6567-7467

Mehmetcan Demir 0000-0001-7156-6405

Faik Sertel Secer 0000-0002-1940-7949

Publication Date October 1, 2022
Submission Date April 21, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022

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APA Yavuzcan, H., Demir, M., & Secer, F. S. (2022). Aggregation of Nematode, Hysterothylacium aduncum in whiting, Merlangius merlangus. Aquatic Research, 5(4), 268-274. https://doi.org/10.3153/AR22026

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