Helminth Assemblages of the Antarctic Black Rockcod, Notothenia coriiceps (Actinopterygii: Nototheniidae) in Coastal Waters near Galindez Island (Argentine Islands, West Antarctic): Temporal Changes in the Endoparasite Community.
Acta Parasitol
; 67(1): 207-217, 2022 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Analysis and comparison of the helminth assemblages in Antarctic rockcod Notothenia coriiceps collected near the UAS "Akademik Vernadsky" (Argentine Islands, West Antarctica) in 2002 and 2014-2015 were performed to characterise the parasite community and investigate the temporal changes in helminth assemblages and infection parameters.METHODS:
All specimens of N. coriiceps (n = 194) were caught at depths of 10-30 m. Parasites (22,856 helminth specimens and 15,057 cysts) were collected manually and identified based on their morphology. Statistical analysis of the quantitative data was performed using the Quantitative Parasitology 3.0 (QP 3.0), Paleontological Statistics (PAST v. 3.1), and PRIMER 6 software.RESULTS:
Twenty-seven species of four taxonomic groups were recorded trematodes (8 species), cestodes (4), nematodes (5), and acanthocephalans (10). Helminth samples collected in 2002 and 2014-2015 showed a rather high similarity in species composition. The species richness was higher in the sample collected in 2014-2015, while the evenness and diversity in the two samples were similar. The dissimilarity between helminth infracommunities in the two samples appeared to be statistically significant. Larval cestodes Diphyllobotrium sp., the acanthocephalan Metacanthocephalus rennicki, and the trematode Neoleoburia antarctica were found to make the most significant impact on the dissimilarity.CONCLUSIONS:
The analysis of the composition and structure of helminth community in N. coriiceps revealed the changes that have happened during the last decade. At least some of the changes are attributed to the changes in marine ecosystems in Western Antarctica.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Perciformes
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Helmintos
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Animals
País como asunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
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2022
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