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| Dato | Valore |
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| Title | Leeches on Mudskippers: Host-Parasite Interaction at the Water's Edge |
| Abstract | A host-parasite relationship was observed, for the first time, between a piscicolid leech and a species of amphibious goby (Scartelaos tenuis) from an intertidal mud flat in southern Iran. Morphological and molecular investigations assign the leech to Zeylanicobdella arugamensis. Of the 3 endemic and syrapatric mudskipper species living in the Persian Gulf (S. tenuis, Boleophthalmus dussumieri, and Periophthalmus waltoni), leeches were only found on S. tenuis (prevalence and mean intensity = 71.4% and 2.3 +/- 2.5, respectively), which is also the most-aquatic mudskipper species. Scartelaos tenuis is not the largest species, but more leeches (>= 4 lecches/host) were found on larger specimens (>12 cm standard length [SL]). Nonetheless, in aquaria, leeches also attached on P. waltoni. This Suggests either an ecological partitioning of host-parasite complexes, determined by host habitat selection, or leech limited-resistance to air exposure, or both. |
| Source | The Journal of parasitology 95 (4), pp. 1021–1025 |
| Journal | The Journal of parasitology |
| Editor | American Society of Parasitologists], [Lawrence, Kan., etc.,, Stati Uniti d'America |
| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1645/GE-1718.1 |
| Authors | Polgar, G.; Burreson, E. M.; Stefani, F.; Kamran, E. |
| Text | 307814 2009 10.1645/GE 1718.1 ISI Web of Science WOS 000269455800037 Leeches on Mudskippers Host Parasite Interaction at the Water s Edge Polgar, G.; Burreson, E. M.; Stefani, F.; Kamran, E. Sapienza University Rome; College William Mary; University of Milano Bicocca; Univ Hormozgan A host parasite relationship was observed, for the first time, between a piscicolid leech and a species of amphibious goby Scartelaos tenuis from an intertidal mud flat in southern Iran. Morphological and molecular investigations assign the leech to Zeylanicobdella arugamensis. Of the 3 endemic and syrapatric mudskipper species living in the Persian Gulf S. tenuis, Boleophthalmus dussumieri, and Periophthalmus waltoni , leeches were only found on S. tenuis prevalence and mean intensity = 71.4% and 2.3 / 2.5, respectively , which is also the most aquatic mudskipper species. Scartelaos tenuis is not the largest species, but more leeches >= 4 lecches/host were found on larger specimens >12 cm standard length SL . Nonetheless, in aquaria, leeches also attached on P. waltoni. This Suggests either an ecological partitioning of host parasite complexes, determined by host habitat selection, or leech limited resistance to air exposure, or both. 95 Articolo in rivista American Society of Parasitologists 0022 3395 The Journal of parasitology The Journal of parasitology J. parasitol. The Journal of parasitology. fabrizio.stefani STEFANI FABRIZIO |