Ostrea puelchana en el norte de Patagonia, Argentina
Tumidotheres maculatus has been reported as a commensal of Mytilus platensis and Atrina seminuda and suggested as a parasite of Aequipecten tehuelchus in San Matias Gulf (SMG). The native flat oyster, Ostrea puelchana, has been studied in SMG for decades, and no crab-oyster association has been repo...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Latin american journal of aquatic research 2012-03, Vol.40 (1), p.224 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Tumidotheres maculatus has been reported as a commensal of Mytilus platensis and Atrina seminuda and suggested as a parasite of Aequipecten tehuelchus in San Matias Gulf (SMG). The native flat oyster, Ostrea puelchana, has been studied in SMG for decades, and no crab-oyster association has been reported. In autumn-spring 2009 and 2010, oysters were collected from four banks in SMG, and the occurrence of T. maculatus inside the pallial cavity of O. puelchana was recorded. The prevalence varied between sites, with 0-12.5% at El Sotano, 0-16.7% at Caleta de los Loros, and no crabs found in the samples from Las Grutas and Puerto Lobos. Infected oysters hosted a single crab. Oysters were infested by either one male (47.7%) or one female (15.1%). A positive but low correlation was found for male crab size and oyster size. The presence of these crabs inside the oysters could be due to the overlap of the distribution areas of O. puelchana and other bivalve hosts. Our findings may also be a consequence of local fishing. Commercial extraction of traditional hosts may have caused crabs to look for new hosts. Keywords: oyster, Pinnotheridae, commensalism, San Matias Gulf, Argentina. En el Golfo San Matias (GSM), Tumidotheres maculatus ha sido registrado como comensal de Mytilus platensis y Atrina seminuda, y se lo ha indicado como parasito de Aequipecten tehuelchus. La ostra plana nativa Ostrea puelchana ha sido objeto de estudio por decadas en el GSM y no existen precedentes sobre una asociacion entre las ostras y el cangrejo pinoterido. Durante otono-primavera de 2009 y de 2010 se recolectaron ostras de cuatro bancos del GSM, registrandose la ocurrencia de T. maculatus en la cavidad paleal de O. puelchana. La prevalencia vario entre los sitios: 0-12,5% en El Sotano, 0-16,7% en Caleta de los Loros; no se encontraron cangrejos en los muestreos en Las Grutas y en Puerto Lobos. Se encontro un unico cangrejo por hospedador; las ostras estuvieron infestadas por cangrejos macho (47,7%), o hembras (15,1%). Se encontro una correlacion positiva pero baja entre la talla de los cangrejos macho y la talla de las ostras. La presencia del cangrejo en esta ostra podria ser causada por el solapamiento de areas de distribucion de O. puelchana con otros bivalvos hospedadores. Por otra parte, podria representar una consecuencia de la pesca en el area. Debido a la extraccion comercial, los crustaceos habrian comenzado a buscar nuevos hospedadores. Palabras clave: ostra, Pinnotheridae, c |
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ISSN: | 0718-560X 0718-560X |
DOI: | 10.3856/vol40-issue1-fulltext-21 |