| Issue |
Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst.
Number 425, 2024
Biological conservation, ecosystems restoration and ecological engineering
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| Article Number | 3 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2023025 | |
| Published online | 23 January 2024 | |
Short Communication
The depressed river mussel Pseudanodonta complanata as an occasional host for the European bitterling Rhodeus amarus
1
University of Lodz, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Lodz, Poland
2
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Brno, Czech Republic
3
Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany and Zoology, Brno, Czech Republic
4
University of Lodz, Lodz Centre for Analysis, Modelling and Computational Science, Lodz, Poland
† deceased on 26 August 2023
* Corresponding author: dariusz.halabowski@biol.uni.lodz.pl
Received:
4
November
2023
Accepted:
12
December
2023
This study explores the utilisation of European freshwater mussels as hosts by the European bitterling (Rhodeus amarus) at their current sympatric occurrence range. Our study confirms Pseudanodonta complanata as a suitable, occasional host for bitterling. The spawning relationship of R. amarus with freshwater mussels has physiological costs for the hosts, leading to resource competition and potential negative effects on host fertility. Further research is needed to assess the dynamics of host-parasite interactions, mussel adaptations to prevent parasitism, and the consequences of the bitterling recent and possible future expansion in Europe for mussel populations.
Key words: Species coexistence / reproductive strategies / host-parasite relationship / invasive species / threat
© D. Halabowski et al., Published by EDP Sciences 2024
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