ENDOSYMBIONTS OF DREISSENA POLYMORPHA IN IRELAND: EVIDENCE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF ADULT MUSSELS |
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Authors: | BURLAKOVA LYUBOV E; PADILLA DIANNA K; KARATAYEV ALEXANDER Y; MINCHIN DAN |
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1Department of Biology, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3003, USA;
2Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245, USA;
3National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, 735 State Street Suite 300, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA; and
4Marine Organism Investigations, Marina Village, Ballina, Killaloe, Co Clare, Ireland |
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Abstract: | Although zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) have invaded watersacross Europe for over 200 years, they colonized Ireland onlywithin the past decade. To test the hypothesis that Irelandwas colonized by adult D. polymorpha, we examined mussels fromdifferent sites along the Lower Shannon River system in Irelandfor the presence of host specific and generalist endosymbionts.Withinthe mantle cavity and/or associated with zebra mussel tissueswe found species specific-ciliates (Conchophthirus acuminatusand Ophryoglena hemophaga) and generalist symbionts (the ciliateAncistrumina limnica, nematodes, oligochaetes and chironomids).We found a significant difference in the prevalence of symbiontsamong sites, but all mussels at all sites harboured one specialistspecies C. acuminatus, and all of the mussels at three of thefour sites also had the second specialist, O. hemophaga. Thus,with the introduction of D. polymorpha into Ireland, at leasttwo additional species, their host-specific symbionts C. acuminatusand O. hemophaga, have also been introduced. The presence ofthese symbionts in Ireland supports the hypothesis that adultzebra mussels were introduced into Ireland, rather than larvalstages. This contrasts with the introduction of zebra musselsto North America, where adult zebra mussels are devoid of host-specificsymbionts. (Received 8 June 2005; accepted 7 November 2005) |
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