AB 15:153-157 (2012) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00415
New locations and parasitological findings for the invasive shrimp Palaemon macrodactylus in temperate southwestern Atlantic coastal waters
Sergio R. Martorelli*, Pilar Alda, Paula Marcotegui, Martín M. Montes, Luciano F. La Sala
ABSTRACT: This paper presents new records that considerably expand the geographical range of the invasive shrimp Palaemon macrodactylus in Argentina to include new estuarine areas on the Argentine south Atlantic coast: Bahía Samborombón, and the Bahía Blanca and Río Negro estuaries. The latter 2 locations are the southernmost reports for this species. The epibiotic barnacle Balanus amphitrite and a microphallid metacercaria Odhneria sp. are reported for the first time in P. macrodactylus. The prevalence of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) was 10% in the Bahía Blanca estuary. Our results strongly suggest that WSSV is spreading in crustacean populations in the Argentine Sea and that P. macrodactylus plays a role in the ecology of parasite infections in this environment.
KEY WORDS: Oriental shrimp · Palaemon macrodactylus · Parasites · Barnacles · Microphallidae · White spot syndrome virus · Argentina
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(2012) New locations and parasitological findings for the invasive shrimp Palaemon macrodactylus in temperate southwestern Atlantic coastal waters. Aquat Biol 15:153-157. https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00415
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