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Fish hosts of the freshwater mussel Unio foucauldianus Pallary, 1936

dc.contributor.authorBenaissa, Hassan
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Amílcar
dc.contributor.authorLopes-Lima, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Ronaldo
dc.contributor.authorVarandas, Simone
dc.contributor.authorRassam, Hanane
dc.contributor.authorGhamizi, Mohamed
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-19T10:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-03T17:07:43Z
dc.date.available2018-01-19T10:00:00Z
dc.date.available2020-01-03T17:07:43Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe life cycle of Unio foucauldianus Pallary, 1936, a critically endangered freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionida), includes a parasitic phase using fish as hosts. Therefore, to develop more efficient conservation strategies it is essential to know which are the suitable fish hosts of U. foucauldianus. In this study, two approaches were used to assess the fish hosts of U. foucauldianus: the determination of infestation rates of fishes under natural conditions through monthly sampling (from January to June) in the Laabid River (Oum Rbia basin) and the N'Fis River (Tensift basin), and artificial infestation in laboratory trials using fish species from both rivers. The natural infestation of fish was detected from February to June, with a peak in May. Fully metamorphosed juveniles were only detected in native fish species, i.e. Luciobarbus ksibi (Boulenger, 1905), Carasobarbus fritschii (Günther, 1874), Luciobarbus zayanensis Doadrio, Casal‐lopez & Yahyaoui, 2016, Labeobarbus maroccanus (Günther, 1874), and Luciobarbus magniatlantis (Pellegrin, 1919). The two non‐native fish species used do not function as effective hosts. Given the increasing human pressure on native fish species in the Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot, including the increased number of non‐native fish introductions, urgent conservation measures are discussed for this and other freshwater mussel species.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors would like to express their thanks to the High Commission for Water and Forests (HCEFLCD) for granting permission to use electrofishing in the Moroccan basins. This study was conducted within the scope of the project ‘Biodiversity and conservation of the critically endangered freshwater mussels in Morocco: ecogeographic, genetic and physiological information’, funded by the Mohamed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (ref. 15256799), and the project ‘Breeding the most endangered bivalve on Earth: Margaritifera marocana’, funded by the IUCN SOS (Save our Species) fund (ref. 2015B‐015).
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dc.identifier.citationBenaissa, Hassan; Teixeira, Amílcar; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Sousa, Ronaldo; Varandas, Simone; Rassam, Hanane; Ghamizi, Mohamed (2019). Fish hosts of the freshwater mussel Unio foucauldianus Pallary, 1936. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. ISSN 1052-7613. p. 1-9en_EN
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/aqc.3234en_EN
dc.identifier.issn1052-7613
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/20109
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyesen_EN
dc.subjectConservationen_EN
dc.subjectFish hostsen_EN
dc.subjectGlochidiaen_EN
dc.subjectInfestationen_EN
dc.subjectLaabid Riveren_EN
dc.subjectMoroccoen_EN
dc.subjectN'Fis Riveren_EN
dc.subjectNon-nativeen_EN
dc.titleFish hosts of the freshwater mussel Unio foucauldianus Pallary, 1936en_EN
dc.typejournal article
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person.givenNameAmilcar
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rcaap.typearticleen_EN
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