Abstract

Members of the globally distributed bivalve family Ostreidae (oysters) have a significant role in marine ecosystems and include species of high economic importance. In this work, we report the occurrence of digenean parasites of the families Bucephalidae (Prosorhynchoides sp.) and Monorchiidae (Postmonorchis sp.) in Mediterranean native populations of Ostrea edulis (but not in the introduced Magallana gigas). Molecular detection was based on DNA sequencing of the ribosomal intergenic spacer 2 (ITS2) marker. The importance of detecting the presence of overlooked digenean parasites in Mediterranean oysters is discussed.

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Title
Molecular detection of parasites (Trematoda, Digenea: Bucephalidae and Monorchiidae) in the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis (Mollusca: Bivalvia)
Author
Mancini, E 1 ; Furfaro, G 1 ; Cervelli, M 1 ; A Di Giulio 1 ; Oliverio, M 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Salvi, D 3 ; Mariottini, P 1 

1  Department of Sciences, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy 
2  Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “C. Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy 
3  Department of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy; CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão, Portugal 
Pages
8-16
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Dec 2018
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
ISSN
24750255
e-ISSN
24750263
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2017.1420829
ProQuest document ID
3101031263
Copyright
© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.