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Contrasting temperature responses in seasonal timing of cercariae shedding by Rhipidocotyle trematodes
2022
AbstractGlobal warming is likely to lengthen the seasonal duration of larval release by parasites. We exposed freshwater mussel hosts, Anodonta anatina, from 2 high-latitude populations to high, intermediate and low temperatures throughout the annual cercarial shedding period of the sympatric trematodes Rhipidocotyle fennica and R. campanula, sharing the same transmission pathway. At the individual host level, under warmer conditions, the timing of the cercarial release in both parasite species shifted towards seasonally earlier period while its duration did not change. At the host population level, evidence for the lengthening of larvae shedding period with warming was found for R. fennica…
Connection between temperature, larval production, virulence and geographical distribution of Rhipidocotyle parasites infecting the duck mussel, Anod…
2015
In this thesis, two bucephalid trematode parasites Rhipidocotyle campanula and R. fennica, which use the same first (Anodonta anatina) and second intermediate (Rutilus rutilus) host were studied. The aim was to investigate the effect of temperature on one of the key processes in the transmission of these parasites: 1) the emergence of cercarial larvae from A. anatina over short (1 h) and 2) long (throughout the annual cercarial shedding period, from May to October) time periods as well, as on 3) mussel survival and 4) the seasonal timing of cercarial release. In addition, the aim was to study how the cercarial shedding traits are linked to the 5) geographical occurrence and abundance of the…
Does the freshwater mussel Anodonta anatina remove the fish pathogen Flavobacterium columnare from water?
2021
AbstractGlobal decline of freshwater mussels (Unionoida) is threatening biodiversity and the essential ecosystem services that mussels provide. As filter-feeding organisms, freshwater mussels remove phytoplankton and suspended particles from the water. By filtering bacteria, freshwater mussels also decrease pathogen loads in the water. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the common freshwater bivalve Anodonta anatina (duck mussel) could remove the bacterial fish pathogen Flavobacterium columnare from the water. Mussels reduced bacteria in both of the two experiments performed, so that the bacterial concentration at the end of the 96-h monitoring in mussel treatments was only…
Relationship between the endangered freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera, its salmonid host and co-infectants
2018
The relationship between the freshwater pearl mussel (hereafter FPM), Margaritifera margaritifera, and its salmonid host — pivotal for the conservation of this endangered bivalve — is characterized by a long parasitic stage (up to 11 months) and excessive host specificity. This thesis focuses on this relationship by experimentally studying the effect of FPM infection on the growth and resistance of salmonid fish and how the infection influences vulnerability of the host to other parasites and diseases, as well as how exposure of the host to other parasites affects vulnerability to FPM. Infection with FPM results in (i) reduced growth of the host, brown trout, during the parasitic period. Gl…
Immunization of trout (Salmo trutta) against freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) by duck mussel (Anodonta anatina) glochidia
2013
Freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera is endangered throughout its range of distribution in Europe. In some rivers M. margaritifera may co-occur with the duck mussel Anodonta anatina. Brown trout Salmo trutta serves as suitable fish host for both mussel species. Thus it is possible that exposure of brown trout to A. anatina glochidia might increase resistance of fish against M. margaritifera glochidia. The aim was to test this ‘cross immunity hypothesis’. Brown trout were immunized by duck mussel (Anodonta anatina) glochidia in late May. Then brown trout were challenged by pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) glochidia in late August after the A. anatina glochidia were d…
Morphological and molecular analysis of the freshwater bivalve Anodonta anatina in Iran and Finland
2022
Duck mussel, Anodonta anatina is a habitat generalist inhabiting both lentic and lotic aquatic ecosystems. Due to high morphological similarity and phenotypic plasticity, A. anatina has sometimes been misidentified as A. cygnea. Here, morphological and molecular studies were conducted on Anodonta mussels inhabiting North Iran and Finland. The individuals were collected from Anzali Wetland, Tajan River (North Iran) and Jyväsjärvi Lake (Finland). The COI sequence analysis showed the existence of A. anatina in the sampling areas. The Iranian and Finland specimens showed three and two haplotypes, respectively. The Iranian haplotypes were placed in a single clade, while the Finland haplotypes we…
Glochidia Infection of Endemic Fishes from Lake Prespa, N. Macedonia
2022
Large freshwater mussels (Unionida) are long-lived, have large bodies, and produce thousands to millions of larvae (glochidia) that usually must attach to host fish tissue to complete their life cycle. This is an obligate parasitic stage of mussel larvae. However, less than one in onemillion find a suitable host and survive. The degree of host specificity varies among unionid species, from specialists that can successfully parasitize only one or a few closely related fish species to generalists that can complete development on a taxonomically broad range of fish species. In addition, freshwater mussels are among the most threatened groups of animals. This is due to habitat destruction, the …
Morphological variation of the unionidae mussel Anodonta anatina
2013
ABSTRACT Morphology of a given species can vary among individuals, morphology differences can be found between populations males can be different from females (sexual dimorphism) or e.g. with young and old individuals. The aim of the present study was to investigate morphological variability in the unionidae mussel Anodonta anatina originating from two populations. Measured variables included length, height, width, volume and dry mass of shell, dry mass of soft tissues and gill blades, and age, sex, estimation of glochidium larvae produced. The main results included faster growth of mussels in Lake Koijärvi than in Lake Päijänne (at the age of 4-5 years), which may reflect the higher produc…
Shell morphology of the unionid mussels (Anodonta anatina, Unio pictorum and U. tumidus) in relation to gender and trematode parasitism
2015
Freshwater mussels (Unionoida) show great variability in shell morphology which can be associated with differences in habitat, sex and/or parasite infection. Three unionid mussel species, (Anodonta anatina, Unio pictorum and Unio tumidus) were collected from two sites Lake Saravesi, (Laukaa) and Lake Kuivasjarvi, (Oulu), between May - October 2012. Intraspecific trends that were associated with the mussels’ sex and/or parasites infection were studied and observations were made on how sex and parasite infection could have a role in shells morphological characters/patterns. The study revealed a range of morphometric differences among and across populations, as well as, within and between spec…
Factors contributing to the abundance of the ergasilid copepod, Paraergasilus rylovi, in its freshwater molluscan host, Anodonta piscinalis
2004
FM Mari Saarinen on tutkinut väitöskirjassaan Paraergasilus rylovi -äyriäisloisen biologiaa sen isännässä, Anodonta piscinalis -pikkujärvisimpukassa. Työ on perustavaa laatua oleva, sillä tästä loisesta ei lajinkuvauksen lisäksi ole tiedetty aiemmin mitään.Saarisen tutkimuksissa kartoitetaan äyriäisloisen esiintymistä ja loisinnan voimakkuutta eri simpukkalajeilla eri osissa Suomea. Tulokset osoittivat, että loinen on erikoistunut käyttämään pikkujärvisimpukkaa isäntänään ja että loinen esiintyy Suomessa vain maan eteläosissa. Isännän elinympäristöllä ja koolla havaittiin olevan vaikutusta loisen runsauteen; loinen esiintyi järvissä runsaampana kuin virtaavissa vesissä ja infektion intensit…