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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY
Volume 35, Issue 3, Pages 315-327Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.11.008
Keywords
monogenean; temperature; reproduction; Seriola; Benedenia; Zeuxapta
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Globally, aquaculture industries involved with commercial culture of kingfish (Seriola spp.) experience outbreaks of monogenean parasites, which can cause heavy stock losses. In Australia and New Zealand, aquaculturists of kingfish Seriola lalandi incur financial losses caused by two monogenean species: Benedenia seriolae and Zeuxapta seriolae which parasitise the skin and gills, respectively. This study provides information on some basic temperature-dependent life-cycle parameters of these problematic monogeneans on S. lalandi. Hatching times and age at maturity were inversely related to water temperature within the range experienced by wild kingfish in New Zealand (13-21 degrees C). Mature B. seriolae in vitro laid on average 37 eggs/day that hatched over approximately 4 days; peak hatching occurred 9, 11 and 22 days post-deposition at temperatures of 21, 11.5 and 13 +/- 1.0 degrees C, respectively. Z. seriolae in vitro laid on average 246 eggs/day that hatched over 2 days; peak hatching occurred 7, 9 and 15 days post-deposition at these respective temperatures. B. seriolae matured within 20, 25 and 48 days p.i. at 21, 18 and 13 degrees C. Z seriolae matured within 25, 37 and > 52 days p.i. at the same temperatures. This research describes stages in the reproductive development of B. seriolae and Z seriolae and discusses the inclusion of basic parasitic life-cycle parameters into management strategies designed to maximise treatment efficacy and limit monogenean epizootics in sea-cage kingfish culture. (c) 2004 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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