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Great sandeel (Hyperoplus lanceolatus) as a putative transmitter of parasite Contracaecum osculatum (Nematoda: Anisakidae)

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In the Baltic Sea, the great sandeel (Hyperoplus lanceolatus), a common fish species that inhabits sandy substrates, is an important element in the diet of marine mammals, sea birds, and piscivorous fish. It can also act as a transmitter of parasites to its predators, but parasitological studies on this species are limited. We sampled great sandeels in April 2016 in two areas of the southern Baltic Sea (SB—south of Bornholm and GG—the Gulf of Gdansk) and found parasitic anisakid nematodes in both locations. The only one species of nematode parasites has been detected: liver worm (Contracaecum osculatum) with average prevalence of infection 8.96%. This is the first study to report on infection of H. lanceolatus with anisakid nematodes in the southern Baltic Sea and our results suggest that the great sandeel may play a role in the transmission of liver worm in the food web of this marine environment.

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    K. Nadolna-Ałtyn & M. Podolska

  2. Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine in Gdynia, Medical University of Gdansk, 81-519, Gdynia, Poland

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Nadolna-Ałtyn, K., Podolska, M. & Szostakowska, B. Great sandeel (Hyperoplus lanceolatus) as a putative transmitter of parasite Contracaecum osculatum (Nematoda: Anisakidae). Parasitol Res 116, 1931–1936 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-017-5471-5

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