The expansion of freshwater crayfish range to the center of Eurasia
Freshwater crayfish were previously absent in the territory stretching from the Caspian Sea basin to the Amur basin. That gap is now being filled, mainly due to the eastward invasion of the narrow-clawed crayfish Astacus leptodactylus, which has ...
Igor Popov
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OCCURENCE OF THE PATHOGEN PSOROSPERMIUM HAECKELI (HILGENDORF) IN ASTACID POPULATIONS IN CROATIA
Psorospermium haeckeli is a thick-walled unicellular organism widely reported in European astacid crayfish. It is typically referred to as a “parasite” although its pathogenic impact remains unclear.
LUCIC A., MAGUIRE I., ERBEN R.
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The food of Branchiobdella Odier, 1823 (Annelida) dwelling on crayfish and the occurrence of the fish parasite Argulus Müller, 1785 (Crustacea) on the carapace of Pontastacus leptodactylus (Esch.) [PDF]
Gut content of Branchiobdella spp. was examined in 83-945 individuals belonging to 4 species, collected from 31 individuals of Astacus astacus (L.) and 12 individuals of Pontastacus leptodactylus (Esch.) from north-western and southern Poland.
J. Wierzbicka, P. Śmietana
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After the first spread of crayfish plague (aphanomycosis) at the end of the nineteenth century, the formerly abundant populations of native crayfish in Poland declined drastically.
ŠMIETANA P. +2 more
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New Ukrainian records of Branchiobdella parasita (Annelida: Clitellata: Branchiobdellida) from the Danube basin [PDF]
This research deals with the first substantiated Ukrainian records of Branchiobdella parasita (Braun, 1805) from the Danube basin including the Danube Delta and a tributary of the Tisza in Transcarpathia.
KOLESNYKOVA Maria, UTEVSKY Serge
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CRAYFISH EPIBIONTS BRANCHIOBDELLA SP. AND HYSTRICOSOMA CHAPPUISI (ANNELIDA: CLITELLATA) IN GREECE
Specimens of the three known Greek crayfish species, Astacus astacus (Linnaeus, 1758), Astacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823 and Austropotamobius torrentium (Schrank, 1803), were collected from seven localities in Greece and were examined for the ...
SUBCHEV M., KOUTRAKIS E., PERDIKARIS C.
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Selon les enquêtes nationales menées par le Conseil supérieur de la pêche depuis 1977 en France métropolitaine, la répartition des espèces d’écrevisses montre que les espèces autochtones (Austropotamobius pallipes, Astacus astacus, Austropotamobius ...
CHANGEUX T.
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Recent changes in distribution pattern of freshwater crayfish in Croatia − threats and perspectives
Analysis of Croatian freshwater crayfish populations, aiming to gather new distributional data and complement previous surveys (2005–2011), was performed during 2014–2016, within the frame of Natura 2000 Integration Project.
Maguire Ivana +5 more
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Molecular Characterisation of Endangered White‐Clawed Crayfish Populations in Southern Switzerland
ABSTRACT This study investigates the phylogeography of the endangered European White‐Clawed Crayfish (WCC) Austropotamobius pallipes species complex in the main tributaries of the Po River basin in southern Switzerland and northern Italy, a diversity hotspot for this species.
Sebastian Prati +3 more
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We studied the presence of possible Aphanomyces astaci infections in eight Turkish narrow-clawed crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) populations by analyzing the prevalence and genotypes of the disease agent A. astaci. The qPCR analyses revealed A.
Kokko Harri +6 more
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