First record of a digenean from invasive lionfish, Pterois cf. volitans, (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean

S A Bullard; A M Barse; S S Curran; J A Morris Jr

doi:10.1645/GE-2746.1

First record of a digenean from invasive lionfish, Pterois cf. volitans, (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean

J Parasitol. 2011 Oct;97(5):833-7. doi: 10.1645/GE-2746.1. Epub 2011 Mar 21.

Authors

S A Bullard¹, A M Barse, S S Curran, J A Morris Jr

Affiliation

¹ Aquatic Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University, 203 Swingle Hall, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA. ash.bullard@auburn.edu

PMID: 21506808
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2746.1

Abstract

Adults of Lecithochirium floridense (Digenea: Hemiuridae) parasitized the stomach in each of 22 necropsied lionfish, Pterois cf. volitans (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) (prevalence = 100%, mean intensity = 11), captured in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean off Beaufort, North Carolina (34°14.83'N, 76°35.25'W). This is the first report of a digenean from the invasive lionfish and that of L. floridense from a species of Pterois. The leech specimen previously identified as Myzobdella lugubris from P. volitans in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean is re-identified as Trachelobdella lubrica based on a study of the original voucher specimen.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Atlantic Ocean
Fish Diseases / parasitology*
Fishes
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
North Carolina
Stomach / parasitology
Trematoda / classification*
Trematoda / ultrastructure
Trematode Infections / parasitology
Trematode Infections / veterinary*