Fish Parasite Community of Three Lakes with Different Trophic Status in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The present study investigates the fish parasite fauna from Lake Tollense, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.

Methods

A total of 117 perch (Perca fluviatilis), bream (Abramis brama) and roach (Rutilus rutilus) were sampled for parasites during 2018 and 2019 from Lake Tollense and compared with earlier data from Lake Malchin and Lake Hohen Sprenz in 2011 and 2014, respectively. Parasites were identified based on morphological and molecular characters.

Results

A total of 32 parasite species were isolated from fishes of Lake Tollense, predominated by digeneans. Diplostomum baeri was found only in perch while D. spathacaeum was isolated from bream and roach. Parasite comparison of similar hosts between lakes revealed highly abundant Ichthyocotylurus spp. in p

SUBMITTER: Suthar J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8938371 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature