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Bommarito, Claudia; Pansch, Christian; Khosravi, Maral; Pranovi, Fabio; Wahl, Martin; Thieltges, David W (2020): Exp. III: cercarial infectivity in mussels and Exp. IV: susceptibility of acclimated mussels to cercarial infection [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.914101, In: Bommarito, C et al. (2020): Experiments on the life cycle of the trematode Himasthla elongata [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.914102

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Abstract:
The infectivity of H. elongata cercariae was investigated by counting metacercariae in M. edulis, after a standardized exposure to cercariae acclimated at different temperatures and salinities. Mussels were collected two days prior to the start of the assays from the Kieler Meeresfarm. Then, A total of 72 mussels (n=12 for each treatment combination) were individually placed in 50 mL beakers at the respective temperatures and salinities, and exposed to a standardized number of cercariae released from the all periwinkles from the different treatment combinations. In each water bath, four beakers per salinity combination were placed. The 16-23°C treatment only five mussels where infected with 20 cercariae each due to the low number of cercariae obtained from such pre-treated periwinkles. The 13-23°C treatment was excluded from the analyses due to extremely low numbers of cercariae released under this particular treatment combination. The beakers with mussels were then incubated for 24 hours. After the incubation, each mussel was collected, dissected, and H. elongata metacercariae were identified and counted under a stereomicroscope.
The effects of temperature and salinity on the susceptibility of M. edulis to infection by H. elongata cercariae were assessed by acclimating mussels to the above-mentioned treatment combinations (salinity x temperature) for one week, before these were exposed to non-acclimated cercariae. The exposure to cercariae of each mussel (n=12 mussels per treatment) was realized as described for Exp. III. Beakers with mussels were incubated at the different treatments for 24 hours. Mussels were then dissected and the number of metacercariae in each mussel (squeezed between two glass plates) was counted under a stereomicroscope.
Keyword(s):
infectivity; Littorina littorea; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Salinity; trematode
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
SpeciesSpeciesBommarito, Claudia
IdentificationIDBommarito, Claudiamussel number
Treatment: temperatureT:temp°CBommarito, Claudia
TreatmentTreatBommarito, ClaudiaSalinity PSU
IdentificationIDBommarito, Claudiatank
VariableVariableBommarito, Claudia
Trematoda, metacercariaMetacercaria#Bommarito, Claudia
Size:
875 data points

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Species

ID
(mussel number)

T:temp [°C]

Treat
(Salinity PSU)

ID
(tank)

Variable

Metacercaria [#]
Mytilus edulis119191Infection success11
Mytilus edulis219191Infection success2
Mytilus edulis319191Infection success2
Mytilus edulis419191Infection success4
Mytilus edulis519193Infection success2
Mytilus edulis619193Infection success3
Mytilus edulis719193Infection success3
Mytilus edulis819193Infection success8
Mytilus edulis919195Infection success3
Mytilus edulis1019195Infection success5
Mytilus edulis1119195Infection success5
Mytilus edulis1219195Infection success5
Mytilus edulis119161Infection success1
Mytilus edulis219161Infection success3
Mytilus edulis319161Infection success5
Mytilus edulis419161Infection success6
Mytilus edulis519163Infection success3
Mytilus edulis619163Infection success1
Mytilus edulis719163Infection success1
Mytilus edulis819163Infection success5
Mytilus edulis919165Infection success9
Mytilus edulis1019165Infection success11
Mytilus edulis1119165Infection success3
Mytilus edulis1219165Infection success1
Mytilus edulis119131Infection success4
Mytilus edulis219131Infection success0
Mytilus edulis319131Infection success4
Mytilus edulis419131Infection success3
Mytilus edulis519133Infection success2
Mytilus edulis619133Infection success1
Mytilus edulis719133Infection success1
Mytilus edulis819133Infection success1
Mytilus edulis919135Infection success1
Mytilus edulis1019135Infection success5
Mytilus edulis1119135Infection success3
Mytilus edulis1219135Infection success4
Mytilus edulis123192Infection success0
Mytilus edulis223192Infection success3
Mytilus edulis323192Infection success2
Mytilus edulis423192Infection success4
Mytilus edulis523194Infection success6
Mytilus edulis623194Infection success2
Mytilus edulis723194Infection success5
Mytilus edulis823194Infection success3
Mytilus edulis923196Infection success6
Mytilus edulis1023196Infection success14
Mytilus edulis1123196Infection success10
Mytilus edulis1223196Infection success8
Mytilus edulis123162Susceptibility5
Mytilus edulis223162Susceptibility3
Mytilus edulis323162Susceptibility1
Mytilus edulis423162Susceptibility1
Mytilus edulis523164Susceptibility0
Mytilus edulis119191Susceptibility5
Mytilus edulis219191Susceptibility12
Mytilus edulis319191Susceptibility3
Mytilus edulis419191Susceptibility9
Mytilus edulis519193Susceptibility10
Mytilus edulis619193Susceptibility15
Mytilus edulis719193Susceptibility8
Mytilus edulis819193Susceptibility14
Mytilus edulis919195Susceptibility8
Mytilus edulis1019195Susceptibility14
Mytilus edulis1119195Susceptibility5
Mytilus edulis1219195Susceptibility11
Mytilus edulis119161Susceptibility9
Mytilus edulis219161Susceptibility20
Mytilus edulis319161Susceptibility6
Mytilus edulis419161Susceptibility10
Mytilus edulis519163Susceptibility13
Mytilus edulis619163Susceptibility0
Mytilus edulis719163Susceptibility0
Mytilus edulis819163Susceptibility0
Mytilus edulis919165Susceptibility10
Mytilus edulis1019165Susceptibility9
Mytilus edulis1119165Susceptibility0
Mytilus edulis1219165Susceptibility4
Mytilus edulis119131Susceptibility1
Mytilus edulis219131Susceptibility6
Mytilus edulis319131Susceptibility7
Mytilus edulis419131Susceptibility6
Mytilus edulis519133Susceptibility7
Mytilus edulis619133Susceptibility4
Mytilus edulis719133Susceptibility3
Mytilus edulis819133Susceptibility3
Mytilus edulis919135Susceptibility6
Mytilus edulis1019135Susceptibility8
Mytilus edulis1119135Susceptibility2
Mytilus edulis1219135Susceptibility11
Mytilus edulis123192Susceptibility3
Mytilus edulis223192Susceptibility19
Mytilus edulis323192Susceptibility7
Mytilus edulis423192Susceptibility12
Mytilus edulis523194Susceptibility5
Mytilus edulis623194Susceptibility1
Mytilus edulis723194Susceptibility5
Mytilus edulis823194Susceptibility7
Mytilus edulis923196Susceptibility12
Mytilus edulis1023196Susceptibility5
Mytilus edulis1123196Susceptibility15
Mytilus edulis1223196Susceptibility14
Mytilus edulis123162Susceptibility9
Mytilus edulis223162Susceptibility4
Mytilus edulis323162Susceptibility7
Mytilus edulis423162Susceptibility12
Mytilus edulis523164Susceptibility9
Mytilus edulis623164Susceptibility9
Mytilus edulis723164Susceptibility10
Mytilus edulis823164Susceptibility7
Mytilus edulis923166Susceptibility5
Mytilus edulis1023166Susceptibility9
Mytilus edulis1123166Susceptibility0
Mytilus edulis1223166Susceptibility3
Mytilus edulis123132Susceptibility6
Mytilus edulis223132Susceptibility2
Mytilus edulis323132Susceptibility3
Mytilus edulis423132Susceptibility7
Mytilus edulis523134Susceptibility9
Mytilus edulis623134Susceptibility3
Mytilus edulis723134Susceptibility3
Mytilus edulis823134Susceptibility2
Mytilus edulis923136Susceptibility0
Mytilus edulis1023136Susceptibility0
Mytilus edulis1123136Susceptibility10
Mytilus edulis1223136Susceptibility10