First record of Emetha audouini, a cymothoid isopod parasite, from cultured sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax in Greece

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

J.-P. Trilles¹  G. Photis¹  E. P. Papapanagiotou¹ 

关键词: Cymothoid;    Isopod;    Parasite;    Emetha audouini;    Dicentrarchus labrax;    Greece;   

DOI  :  10.3354/dao038235

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: For the first time, Emetha audouini (Milne Edwards, 1840), a cymothoid isopod, is reported parasitising cage cultured sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax L., 1758 in Greece. The specimens observed are larvae (Pulli II).They were found in great numbers in the buccal and branchial cavity of young (3.5 mo old) sea bass, in an intensive cage farm facility. This parasite is certainly transferred to sea bass from wild populations of Sparidae or Centracanthidae. Seriouslesions were visible and typical of a crustacean infection, with extensive and deep skin damage in the head area. The cumulative mortality, over a 2 wk period, was 10.75%. The parasitic problem was successfully dealt with by optimization of managementpractices rather than use of costly and dangerous chemotherapeutants.

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