THE DISTRIBUTION OF PERKINSUS-MARINUS IN GULF-COAST OYSTERS - ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH TEMPERATURE, REPRODUCTION, AND POLLUTANT BODY BURDEN Academic Article

abstract

• Oysters from 48 Gulf of Mexico sites were examined for presence and infection intensity of the endoparasite, Perkinsus (= Dermocystidium) marinus (Mackin, Owen and Collier, 1950) as part of NOAA's Status and Trends Mussel Watch Program. Prevalence exceeded 75% at 25 sites. Infection intensity did not vary with sex or reproductive stage. Latitude, total polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) content and industrial and agricultural land use significantly affected the parasite's distribution. PAH and pesticide concentrations were latitudinally dependent, suggesting an impact of spawning frequency on uptake and depuration. P. marinus analysis complements the use of pollutant body burden for determining change in environmental quality because it responds differently than pollutant body burden to the biology and ecology of the oyster. Copyright 1990 WILEYVCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

authors

• Wade, Terry

published proceedings

• INTERNATIONALE REVUE DER GESAMTEN HYDROBIOLOGIE

author list (cited authors)

• WILSON, E. A., POWELL, E. N., CRAIG, M. A., WADE, T. L., & BROOKS, J. M.

citation count

• 29

complete list of authors

• WILSON, EA||POWELL, EN||CRAIG, MA||WADE, TL||BROOKS, JM

publication date

• January 1990

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie  Journal

keywords

• Crassostrea-virginica
• Oyster
• Parasite
• Perkinsus-marinus
• Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/iroh.19900750408

start page

• 533

end page

• 550

volume

• 75

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/iroh.19900750408

user-defined tag

• 15 Life on Land