Long-term monitoring on the occurrence of a myxosporean parasite Kudoa camarguensis (Myxosporean) on the common goby (Teleostei, Pisces) Pomatoschistus microps

C. Pampoulie; A. Marques; E. Rosecchi; J. L. Bouchereau; A. J. Crivelli

doi:10.3354/dao045069

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DAO 45:69-71 (2001) - doi:10.3354/dao045069

Long-term monitoring on the occurrence of a myxosporean parasite Kudoa camarguensis (Myxosporean) on the common goby (Teleostei, Pisces) Pomatoschistus microps

C. Pampoulie^1,2,3,*, A. Marques⁴, E. Rosecchi¹, J. L. Bouchereau⁵, A. J. Crivelli¹

¹Station biologique de la Tour du Valat, Le Sambuc, 13200 Arles, France
²Laboratoire Ecosystèmes Lagunaires, Université Montpellier II, Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, CC093, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
³KU Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Ch. de Bériotstraat 32, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
⁴Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Immunologie, Université Montpellier II, Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
⁵Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Faculté des Sciences exactes et Naturelles, Laboratoire de Biologie Animale, Guadeloupe, BP 592, 97159 Pointe-à-Pitre cedex, France

*E-mail: pampoulie@univ-montp2.fr

ABSTRACT: The evolution of a host-parasite system composed of Pomatoschistus microps-Kudoa camarguensis was investigated in the Vaccarès lagoon (Rhône river Delta, France) from 1993 to 1997. During this long-term monitoring, centennial flooding of the Rhône river occurred, leading to an inrush of about 110 million m³ of freshwaterin the Vaccarès lagoon. The salinity drastically dropped from 14 to 5 g l^-1 in 1 wk. We observed that the annual prevalence and abundance of the myxosporean parasite decreased from 12.18 in 1993 to 3.7% in 1997 and from 1.10 in 1993 to 0.27 in 1997, respectively. Here, we discuss the possible reasons for the rapid decline of this host-parasite system following the flood.

KEY WORDS: Myxosporea · Kudoa · Prevalence · Abundance · Salinity stress

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DAO 45:69-71 (2001) - doi:10.3354/dao045069

Long-term monitoring on the occurrence of a myxosporean parasite Kudoa camarguensis (Myxosporean) on the common goby (Teleostei, Pisces) Pomatoschistus microps

C. Pampoulie1,2,3,*, A. Marques4, E. Rosecchi1, J. L. Bouchereau5, A. J. Crivelli1

C. Pampoulie^1,2,3,*, A. Marques⁴, E. Rosecchi¹, J. L. Bouchereau⁵, A. J. Crivelli¹