The prevalence and intensity of the hematophagous pennellid copepod Haemobaphes diceraus were monitored over a 10-mo period in shiner perch Cymatogaster aggregata at Pipers Lagoon, Nanaimo, British Columbia. The prevalence and mean intensity of metamorphosed adult female H. diceraus (n = 421) were 10.0% and 1.2 (± 0.5 SD), respectively. The majority (97.9%) of infected fish had single infections, reflecting the possibility of intensity-dependent parasite-induced mortality, rejection of additional parasites, or both. Transforming females were detected throughout the year; however, there was no detectable seasonal pattern of colonization. Neither copepodids nor adult males of H. diceraus were observed on the gills of shiner perch, and this was consistent with the hypothesis that an intermediate host harbors these stages. Males of Haemobaphes sp. infected the gills of bay pipefish Syngnathus griseolineatus with a prevalence and mean intensity of 56.0% and 6.8 ± 3.7, respectively. Transmission of H. diceraus to shiner perch probably occurs in inshore protected areas, where shiner perch ecologically overlap with the probable intermediate host of H. diceraus, the bay pipefish.
Skip Nav Destination
Article navigation
February 2002
Research Article|
February 01 2002
Prevalence and Intensity of Haemobaphes diceraus (Copepoda: Pennellidae) from Shiner Perch, Cymatogaster aggregata (Embiotocidae)
Timothy M. Goater
;
Timothy M. Goater
Biology Department, Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5S5 Canada.goatert@mala.bc.ca
Search for other works by this author on:
Shelley F. Jepps
Shelley F. Jepps
Biology Department, Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5S5 Canada.goatert@mala.bc.ca
Search for other works by this author on:
J Parasitol (2002) 88 (1): 194–197.
Citation
Timothy M. Goater, Shelley F. Jepps; Prevalence and Intensity of Haemobaphes diceraus (Copepoda: Pennellidae) from Shiner Perch, Cymatogaster aggregata (Embiotocidae). J Parasitol 1 February 2002; 88 (1): 194–197. doi: https://doi.org/10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[0194:PAIOHD]2.0.CO;2
Download citation file:
Sign in
Don't already have an account? Register
Client Account
You could not be signed in. Please check your email address / username and password and try again.
Sign in via your Institution
Sign in via your InstitutionCiting articles via
REVIEW OF PARASITES FOUND IN EXTINCT ANIMALS: WHAT CAN BE REVEALED
Paula Cascardo, Elisa Pucu, Daniela Leles
THE EFFICACY OF MARINE NATURAL PRODUCTS AGAINST PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM
Yukihiro Goto, Rie Kamihira, Yoichi Nakao, Motohiro Nonaka, Ryo Takano, Xuenan Xuan, Kentaro Kato
MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PLAGUE VECTOR XENOPSYLLA BRASILIENSIS
Saeed Mohammadi, Heike Lutermann, Sasha Hoffmann, Arsalan Emami-Khoyi, Heather J. Webster, Dina Fagir, Nigel C. Bennett, Bettine Jansen van Vuuren
MOLECULAR INVESTIGATION AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF ANAPLASMOSIS IN DOGS
Hammad Nayyar Ghauri, Muhammad Ijaz, Arslan Ahmed, Muhammad Umair Aziz Muhammad Naveed, Yasir Nawab, Muhammad Umar Javed, Awais Ghaffar
GENETIC AND MORPHOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION OF DIASCHISTORCHIS PANDUS (DIGENEA: PRONOCEPHALIDAE) TREMATODES EXTRACTED FROM HAWKSBILL TURTLES, ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA (TESTUDINES: CHELONIIDAE), IN GRENADA, WEST INDIES
Daniel M. Fitzpatrick, Monica A. Tetnowski, Thomas G. Rosser, Rhonda D. Pinckney, David P. Marancik, Brian P. Butler