Infection of captive Pagrus auratus (Bloch & Schneider) by the monogenean, Anoplodiscus cirrusspiralis Roubal, Armitage & Rohde (Anoplodiscidae) in Australia |
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| Authors: | F. R. ROUBAL N. QUARTARARO A. WEST |
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| Affiliation: | The Department of Parasitology, The University of Queensland, Queensland;Fisheries Research Institute, Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The monogenean Anoplodiscus cirrtisspiralis infects the fins and nares of snapper, Pagrus auratus (Bloch & Schneider). The epidermis beneath the haptor in both microhabitats is eroded and the parasite attaches to the basement membrane by an adhesive secretion. Captive snapper suffered fin damage through high levels of infection by this parasite. Laboratory experiments showed A. cirrusspiralis to be adversely affected by reduced salinity and killed within 1 h by diluted sea water of < 5%0 salinity. |
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