dc.contributor.author | Du Preez, Louis | |
dc.contributor.author | Smit, Nico | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-10T06:52:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-10T06:52:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Van Preez, L. & Smit, N. 2013. Double blow: alien crayfish infected with invasive temnocephalan in South African waters. South African journal of science, 109(9/10):1-4. [http://sajs.co.za/] | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0038-2353 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1996-7489 (Online) | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/16613 | |
dc.description.abstract | Trade in live, freshwater crayfish for ornamental markets, as well as for aquaculture, has grown rapidly and
has become the major pathway for the introduction of non-indigenous crayfish species to several countries
worldwide. Here we report on the first record of the Australian ‘redclaw’ Cherax quadracarinatus in the
natural waters of a game reserve in South Africa. To compound the situation, these redclaw crayfish were
infected with a non-indigenous temnocephalan flatworm parasite. Both crayfish and temnocephalan were in
full breeding condition, with young. Further spreading of this crayfish to the subtropical, water-rich, northern
KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa and southern Mozambique is predicted. Not only might the crayfish
compete with indigenous aquatic invertebrates but the non-host-specific temnocephalan might transfer to
local decapods, such as freshwater crabs | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Water Research Commission for research funding
(Project K5-2185) | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://sajs.co.za/ | |
dc.description.uri | http://sajs.co.za/double-blow-alien-crayfish-infected-invasive-temnocephalan-south-african-waters/louis-du-preez-nico-smit/format/pdf | |
dc.description.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/sajs.2013/20130109 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) | en_US |
dc.subject | Alien crayfish | en_US |
dc.subject | aquatic health | en_US |
dc.subject | South Africa | en_US |
dc.subject | Cherax quadricarinatus | en_US |
dc.subject | Diceratocephala boshmai | en_US |
dc.title | Double blow: alien crayfish infected with invasive temnocephalan in South African waters | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.contributor.researchID | 12308218 - Du Preez, Louis Heyns | |
dc.contributor.researchID | 21250545 - Smit, Nicholas Jacobus | |