TY - JOUR
T1 - A new bivalve host record for the exotic parasite Perkinsus marinus in the Gulf of California
AU - García-Ulloa, Manuel
AU - Góngora-Gómez, Andrés Martín
AU - Hernández-Sepúlveda, Juan Antonio
AU - Chávez-Medina, Jesús Alicia
AU - Villanueva-Fonseca, Brenda Paulina
AU - Isola, Tomás E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© García-Ulloa et al. This is an open access article distributed under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (Attribut ion 4. 0 International-CC BY 4.0).
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - Perkinsus marinus belongs to the Chromista Kingdom and is recognized as an opportunistic parasite of mollusks native to the west coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The native range of this species is the Atlantic Ocean, however, it was introduced to the Gulf of California (GC) by a transfaunation of oysters. This microorganism has invaded new niches in the GC and continues to colonize different species of bivalve mollusks. For the first time, P. marinus was detected in the mussel Mytella strigata from the southeast coast of the GC in 2020 by staining and molecular techniques. The moderate number of cells of this myzozoan in the mussel coincides with the reports for other species of ostreids, venerids, and mytilids in the area, which suggests that it is expanding its geographical range and host species. The invasive potential of the parasite in new environmental niches and species of mollusks with commercial importance elevate the need for a risk assessment.
AB - Perkinsus marinus belongs to the Chromista Kingdom and is recognized as an opportunistic parasite of mollusks native to the west coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The native range of this species is the Atlantic Ocean, however, it was introduced to the Gulf of California (GC) by a transfaunation of oysters. This microorganism has invaded new niches in the GC and continues to colonize different species of bivalve mollusks. For the first time, P. marinus was detected in the mussel Mytella strigata from the southeast coast of the GC in 2020 by staining and molecular techniques. The moderate number of cells of this myzozoan in the mussel coincides with the reports for other species of ostreids, venerids, and mytilids in the area, which suggests that it is expanding its geographical range and host species. The invasive potential of the parasite in new environmental niches and species of mollusks with commercial importance elevate the need for a risk assessment.
KW - Bivalvia
KW - Mytella strigata
KW - Myzozoan
KW - charrua mussel
KW - mollusk
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85160257973&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3391/bir.2023.12.2.04
DO - 10.3391/bir.2023.12.2.04
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85160257973
SN - 2242-1300
VL - 12
SP - 393
EP - 401
JO - BioInvasions Records
JF - BioInvasions Records
IS - 2
ER -