Document Type
Presentation
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
VIMS Department/Program
Institute History (VIMS)
Publication Date
10-9-2015
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
VIMS 75th Anniversary Alumni Research Symposium
Location
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA
Abstract
American eels Anguilla rostrata are infected by an introduced parasitic nematode Anguillicoloides crassus, which can cause extreme necrosis of their swimbladders, yet effects on the eel population are currently unknown. We collected 3 eel life stages (glass, elver, and yellow) and the presence of A. crassus and swimbladder damage in each eel was quantified. The preliminary data show over 60% prevalence and an even higher prevalence of damaged swimbladders.
Keywords
Poster, VIMS 75th Anniversary, Institute History, Alumni, American Eel, Parasites
Recommended Citation
Wargo, Andrew; Latour, Rob; Tuckey, Troy D.; and Vogelbein, Wolfgang K.. "Impact of Anguillicolides crassus on American eels (Anguilla rostrata)". 10-9-2015. VIMS 75th Anniversary Alumni Research Symposium.
Included in
Aquaculture and Fisheries Commons, Parasitology Commons, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons, Zoology Commons
