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Trematode (Digenea: Bucephalidae) infection in the burrowing clam Tridacna crocea from the Great Barrier Reef

Year: 1988

Type: article

Abstract: Larval trematode (Family Bucephalidae) infection of Tridacna crocea (Lamarck 1819) was investigated to determine pathological effects on the host.Of 108 T. crocea gonads examined, 13 (12 %) were found to be parasitised.The bucephalid caused castration in heavily infected clams, gonadal tissue being completely replaced by sporocysts.The parasite was also found in the hdney, digestive gland and ctenidia.This is the first record of a bucephalid trematode in a member of the Tridacnidae.The parasite is of potential importance to tridacnid shellfisheries currently being developed.

Source: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

DOI: 10.3354/dao004143

Authors: CC Shelley, JS Glazebrook, E Turak, L Winsor, GRW Denton

Language: English

Topic: Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Directorate for Biological Sciences, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

OpenAlex ID: W2090933352

FWCI: 0.45

Cites: 8

Cited by: 17

Related to: 10