Infection of North Sea cod, Gadus morhua L., larvae with the parasitic nematode Hysterothylacium aduncum Rudolphi

TY - JOUR

T1 - Infection of North Sea cod, Gadus morhua L., larvae with the parasitic nematode Hysterothylacium aduncum Rudolphi

AU - Skovgaard, Alf

AU - Bahlool, Qusay Zuhair Mohammad

AU - Munk, Peter

AU - Berge, Terje

AU - Buchmann, Kurt

PY - 2011/8

Y1 - 2011/8

N2 - Investigation of 2197 cod larvae and post-larvae collected in the North Sea revealed high prevalence of infection with a parasitic anisakid nematode identified morphologically and genetically as Hysterothylacium aduncum. Nematodes were third stage larvae and were almost exclusively found in the body cavity and they were never encapsulated. Prevalence increased significantly from 1992 to 2001 concomitantly with increased sea temperature. The possibility that the extent of parasitism is influenced by temperature change is discussed.

AB - Investigation of 2197 cod larvae and post-larvae collected in the North Sea revealed high prevalence of infection with a parasitic anisakid nematode identified morphologically and genetically as Hysterothylacium aduncum. Nematodes were third stage larvae and were almost exclusively found in the body cavity and they were never encapsulated. Prevalence increased significantly from 1992 to 2001 concomitantly with increased sea temperature. The possibility that the extent of parasitism is influenced by temperature change is discussed.

U2 - 10.1093/plankt/fbr027

DO - 10.1093/plankt/fbr027

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0142-7873

VL - 33

SP - 1311

EP - 1316

JO - Journal of Plankton Research

JF - Journal of Plankton Research

IS - 8

ER -