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Zamora-Marín JM, Herrero-Reyes AA, Ruiz-Navarro A, Oliva-Paterna FJ. Non-indigenous aquatic fauna in transitional waters from the Spanish Mediterranean coast: A comprehensive assessment. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 191:114893. [PMID: 37027964 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Understanding drivers of spatial variation in non-indigenous species (NIS) is a key goal in invasion biology, but comprehensive assessments providing high-resolution data are extremely scarce. Anthropogenic modifications to transitional waters facilitate the invasion of NIS where they cause both ecological and economic important damage. By screening validated data sources, we conducted a comprehensive assessment of non-indigenous aquatic fauna in Spanish Mediterranean transitional waters (30 sites), as well as assessed introduction pathways, native regions, NIS assemblage patterns and temporal introduction rate. One hundred and twenty-nine NIS were inventoried, with 72 % established and more than half listed before 1980. Two intentional (release, escape) and two unintentional (contaminant, stowaway) introduction pathways were dominant. Recorded NIS originated mostly from North America and Asia. A clear nested pattern in NIS assemblages was observed across sites, suggesting secondary spread from the most invaded waters placed in the northern regions. Our updated inventory should be pivotal for designing prevention protocols and informing specific management plans on non-indigenous fauna in transitional waters.
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Affiliation(s)
- José M Zamora-Marín
- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain; Department of Applied Biology, Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria (CIAGRO-UMH), Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Elche, Spain.
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- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain; Department of Didactics of Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Education, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Juhász A, Stothard JR. The giant liver fluke in Europe: A review of Fascioloides magna within cervids and livestock with considerations on an expanding snail-fluke transmission risk. ADVANCES IN PARASITOLOGY 2023; 119:223-257. [PMID: 36707174 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apar.2022.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The giant liver fluke, Fascioloides magna, common in North America and introduced into Europe in the 19th century, is an underappreciated model system for epidemiological studies on biological invasions, interactions with other native parasites and for health impact assessments within both definitive and intermediate snail host populations. Owing to its first contemporary appearance in Europe and then its subsequent spread, fascioloidosis has become a fluke-livestock/wildlife-snail combination of increasing interest for veterinarians, parasitologists and population geneticists. Here, we present a description of its recent epidemiology, biogeography and biology, inclusive of host species lists. Special emphasis is placed upon known definitive hosts of F. magna within Europe and considerations upon this fluke's local intermediate snail hosts. This helps us envisage plausible future epidemiological scenarios for further expansion across Europe, potentially even invasion into the UK. In line with others who draw attention upon needs for better systematic monitoring of putative risk-areas of fluke transmission, we close by highlighting why better surveillance of F. magna across continental Europe, and neighbouring territories, is justified.
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- Alexandra Juhász
- Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Medeiros C, Silva Scholte LL, Marques Cardoso PC, Pointier JP, Rumi A, Rocha Oliveira IH, de Souza PM, D'ávila S, Rosenberg G, Santos Carvalho OD, Caldeira RL. An Integrative Approach for the Identification of Native and Exotic Lymnaeids from Brazil. MALACOLOGIA 2022. [DOI: 10.4002/040.065.0102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Camilla Medeiros
- Grupo de Pesquisas em Helmintologia e Malacologia Médica, Instituto René Rachou (IRR), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Grupo de Genômica e Biologia Computacional, Instituto René Rachou (IRR), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Grupo de Pesquisas em Helmintologia e Malacologia Médica, Instituto René Rachou (IRR), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- División Zoología Invertebrados, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
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- Grupo de Pesquisas em Helmintologia e Malacologia Médica, Instituto René Rachou (IRR), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação da Natureza, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Museu de Malacologia Prof. Maury Pinto de Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Malacology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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- Grupo de Pesquisas em Helmintologia e Malacologia Médica, Instituto René Rachou (IRR), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Grupo de Pesquisas em Helmintologia e Malacologia Médica, Instituto René Rachou (IRR), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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do Espirito Santo BS, Rossi MF, Constanza Ovando XM, D'ávila S. Assessing Species Boundaries in the Freshwater Snail Family Physidae Using Coalescent-Based Delimitation Methods. MALACOLOGIA 2022. [DOI: 10.4002/040.065.0107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Bianca Sartini do Espirito Santo
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação da Natureza, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação da Natureza, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação da Natureza, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação da Natureza, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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Ferreira APPN, Costa ALO, Becattini RM, Ferreira MAND, Paixão HPRD, Coscarelli D, Vidigal THDA, Lima WDS, Pereira CADJ. Integrative taxonomy: combining molecular and morphological characteristics to identify Lymnaea (Galba) cubensis, intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 30:e026320. [PMID: 34161492 DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612021052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Despite the epidemiological importance of the Lymnaeidae family regarding transmission of Fasciola hepatica, knowledge about the diversity and distribution of these molluscs and the role of each species in the expansion of fasciolosis remains sparse. Classical morphological (n=10) identification was performed in lymneids from Lagoa Santa, a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, along with molecular and phylogenetic analysis (n=05) based on the partial nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI mtDNA) and ribosomal internal transcribed spacer II (ITS-2 rDNA). The shell morphology made it possible to distinguish the lymneids of Lagoa Santa from Pseudosuccinea columella. Differences found in the penile complex and prostate shape allowed this species to be distinguished from Galba truncatula. However, the homogeneity of reproductive tract characteristics among Lymnaea (Galba) cubensis, L. viator and L. neotropica confirmed that these characteristics show low taxonomic reliability for identifying cryptic species. Genetic divergence analysis for the COI mtDNA gene and ITS-2 region of rDNA revealed greater similarity to Lymnaea (Galba) cubensis. Thus, correct species differentiation is important for monitoring the epidemiological risk of fasciolosis in the state of Minas Gerais, where cases of the disease have increased over recent years.
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- Ana Paula Pereira Neves Ferreira
- Laboratório de Helmintologia Veterinária, Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Helmintologia Veterinária, Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Helmintologia Veterinária, Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Laboratório Laboratório de Patologia Comparada, Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Malacologia e Sistemática Molecular, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Malacologia e Sistemática Molecular, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Malacologia e Sistemática Molecular, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Helmintologia Veterinária, Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Helmintologia Veterinária, Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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Patterns of distribution, population genetics and ecological requirements of field-occurring resistant and susceptible Pseudosuccinea columella snails to Fasciola hepatica in Cuba. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14359. [PMID: 31591422 PMCID: PMC6779948 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50894-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Pseudosuccinea columella snails transmit the trematode Fasciola hepatica, but in Cuba, six naturally occurring populations successfully resist parasite infection. Here, we present an updated distribution of P. columella in Cuba; 68 positive sites with the earliest records more abundant in west-central Cuba and with east-central populations generally corresponding to the newest samples. No records were found farther east. The IPA site reported 10.5% prevalence of F. hepatica-infected snails. Population genetics, studied through microsatellites, showed low allelic and multilocus genotypic richness (MLGT), mainly in susceptible populations, strong deviations from panmixia and high self-fertilization rates. Susceptible individuals were grouped in one major cluster containing the majority of MLGT, and two independent clusters grouped the MLGT of resistant individuals from western and central populations, respectively. From these, we propose that several introductions of P. columella occurred in Cuba, primarily in the west, with the early arrivals deriving on the resistant populations. A more recent introduction of susceptible P. columella carrying MLGT T and Y may have occurred, where the latter spread quickly through the island and possibly increase the risk of parasite transmission in Cuba since all snails naturally infected with F. hepatica were carriers of the MLGT Y. Interestingly, even though resistant populations are highly diverse and are likely the oldest within Cuba, they are only found in six localities characterized by soft (total hardness, TH = 6.3 ± 1.03°d) and slightly acidic (pH = 6.2 ± 0.12) waters with low richness in snail species (3.2 ± 1.02). This tendency was also observed in a two-year follow-up ecological study that was conducted on a farm where both phenotypes occurred in sympatry; colonization events by resistant over susceptible snails coincided with a reduction in the pH and TH of the water. A comparison of life traits in susceptible and resistant isolates reared at two different pH/TH conditions (5.9/4°d or 7.8/14°d) showed that low pH/TH negatively affects P. columella, irrespective of the phenotype. However, evidence of higher tolerance (higher survival, life expectancy, egg viability) to such conditions was observed in resistant isolates. Finally, we speculate that the limited distribution of resistant populations might be related to a better exploitation of sites that are less suitable to snails (thus, with lower competition), rather than to a differential ecological restriction to specific environmental conditions from susceptible P. columella.
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Pieńkowska JR, Lesicki A. A note on the status of Galba occulta Jackiewicz, 1959 (Gastropoda: Hygrophila: Lymnaeidae). FOLIA MALACOLOGICA 2018. [DOI: 10.12657/folmal.026.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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