Host Specificity of the Parasitic Copepod <i>Salmincola markewitschi </i>in an Aquarium
Host specificity of the parasitic copepod Salmincola markewitschi was examined in the Sapporo Salmon Museum in Hokkaido, Japan. Of the ten salmonid species we examined, seven were infected with S. markewitschi. Particularly, three species（white-spotted charr, Salvelinus leucomaenis leucomaenis; Nikko charr, Salvelinus leucomaenis pluvius; brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis）had high infection levels with prevalence of 30.3–56.7%, suggesting that this copepod species utilizes Salvelinus spp. as primary hosts.
Authors
- Nozomi Aruga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5940-8380)
- Shingo Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0109-0314)
- Itsuro Koizumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8934-8561)
- Leo Murakami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2079-8756)
- Ryota Hasegawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3563-7031)
- Nobuhiro Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6960-6567)
Institutions
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- Hokkaido Museum (JP)
- Environmental Earth Sciences (AU)
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Fish Pathology
- Published
- 2024-12-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3147/jsfp.59.139
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.92