Parasitologia hungarica

Author(s): Baska, F. & Bóna-Puppán, F.
Title: Losses caused by the snail commensalist Chaetogaster limnaei Baer, 1827 among sterlet larvae (Acipenser ruthenus L.)
Title: Chaetogaster limnaei Baer, 1827 csigakommenzalista kártétele a kecsegelárvák (Acipenser ruthenus L.) felnevelésekor
Year: 1992
Volume: 25
Pages: 79-83.

Abstract: In 1991, substantial mortality was observed among sterlet fry cultured in the hatchery of TEHAG. The mortality was caused by the oligochaete Chaetogaster limnaei known as a commensalist of snails. Physa acuta, a snail infected by this worm was found in a great number in water-conduits. The commensalist sparely-bristled worms actively moving in the gill and oral cavities and on the body surface prevented the first breath-taking and food intake of immature larvae. As a result, occasionally the entire culture died out. Medication attempts with different doses of formaldehyde, trichlorphon and mebendazole were also made to control the problem.
Keywords: Oligochaeta, treatment, Sterlet larvae, Chaetogaster limnaei, pathogenic commensalist

Journal: Parasitologia Hungarica
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ISSN: 0303-688X
Publisher: Magyar Parazitológusok Társasága, Budapest
Editor(s): K. Murai, É. & Thoma, A.