Trematode parasites of Otago Harbour (New Zealand) soft-sediment intertidal ecosystems: life cycles, ecological roles and DNA barcodes

Title
Trematode parasites of Otago Harbour (New Zealand) soft-sediment intertidal ecosystems: life cycles, ecological roles and DNA barcodes
Publication Date
2009
Author(s)
Leung, Tommy
Donald, Kirsten M
Keeney, Devon B
Koehler, Anson V
Peoples, Robert C
Poulin, Robert
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific
Place of publication
Singapore
DOI
10.1080/00288330909510044
UNE publication id
une:9047
Abstract
Parasites, in particular trematodes (Platyhelminthes: Digenea), play major roles in the population dynamics and community structure of invertebrates on soft-sediment mudflats. Here, we provide a list of the 20 trematode species currently known to infect molluscs, crustaceans and polychaetes from Otago Harbour (New Zealand) soft-sediment intertidal areas, as well as information on their transmission modes, life cycles, and known ecological impacts. Several of the host-parasite species combinations recorded here are reported for the first time. We also provide DNA barcodes, based on sequences of the cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) gene, for 19 of the 20 trematode species, to facilitate future identification of these parasites in marine ecological studies.
Link
Citation
New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 43(4), p. 857-865
ISSN
1175-8805
0028-8330
Start page
857
End page
865

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