Metazoan parasites associated with marine mollusks inhabiting the China Seas: a review
Parasites in mollusks are often neglected by humans, while some species were reported to be harmful to economic mollusks and caused production decrease. Metazoan parasites of mollusk studies from the China Seas started relatively later than other countries. To promote long-term studies on the distri...
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| author | Xin Du Xin Du Jing Sun Jing Sun Huidong Ju Huidong Ju Zhen Xu Xiaoli Tang Xuedan Fang Xuedan Fang Muhammad Saleem Chang Muhammad Saleem Chang |
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| description | Parasites in mollusks are often neglected by humans, while some species were reported to be harmful to economic mollusks and caused production decrease. Metazoan parasites of mollusk studies from the China Seas started relatively later than other countries. To promote long-term studies on the distribution and diversity of metazoan parasites of mollusks from the China Seas, a comprehensive review has been carried out based on the available literature. The purpose of this study was to perform a critical review about the metazoan parasites associated with mollusks that are useful for the discovery of new metazoans. This publication summarizes information on metazoan parasites of Chinese mollusks from 1932 to 2024. The information is presented and contains 128 species of parasites, distributed among the higher taxa as follows: Turbellaria (2 species), Trematoda (34 species), Cestoda (1 species), Annelida (38 species), Arthropoda (48 species), Porifera (2 species), Cnidaria (1 species), and Mollusca (2 species). Many records of parasites not identified to the species level are also included. Collectively, this review provides a synopsis of the known metazoan parasites of mollusks from the China Seas, as well as presents the known relationship between metazoan parasites and the mollusks, which will broaden our knowledge on the metazoan parasites of mollusks. It is important as it highlights the lack of metazoan parasite studies done in the China Seas and the need for more parasite biodiversity work. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-88228389047e49749507dd75a51c7aa22025-01-27T05:14:42ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452025-01-011210.3389/fmars.2025.14883761488376Metazoan parasites associated with marine mollusks inhabiting the China Seas: a reviewXin Du0Xin Du1Jing Sun2Jing Sun3Huidong Ju4Huidong Ju5Zhen Xu6Xiaoli Tang7Xuedan Fang8Xuedan Fang9Muhammad Saleem Chang10Muhammad Saleem Chang11Ocean College, Hebei Agricultural University, Qinhuangdao, ChinaHebei Key Laboratory of Nutritional Regulation and Disease Control for Aquaculture, Qinhuangdao, ChinaOcean College, Hebei Agricultural University, Qinhuangdao, ChinaHebei Key Laboratory of Nutritional Regulation and Disease Control for Aquaculture, Qinhuangdao, ChinaCollege of Chemical Technology, Shijiazhuang University, Shijiazhuang, ChinaHebei Key Laboratory of Intractable Pathogens, Shijiazhuang, ChinaMedical College, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaOcean College, Hebei Agricultural University, Qinhuangdao, ChinaHebei Key Laboratory of Nutritional Regulation and Disease Control for Aquaculture, Qinhuangdao, ChinaFisheries Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, ChinaDepartment of Science and Technical Education, Faculty of Education, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, PakistanParasites in mollusks are often neglected by humans, while some species were reported to be harmful to economic mollusks and caused production decrease. Metazoan parasites of mollusk studies from the China Seas started relatively later than other countries. To promote long-term studies on the distribution and diversity of metazoan parasites of mollusks from the China Seas, a comprehensive review has been carried out based on the available literature. The purpose of this study was to perform a critical review about the metazoan parasites associated with mollusks that are useful for the discovery of new metazoans. This publication summarizes information on metazoan parasites of Chinese mollusks from 1932 to 2024. The information is presented and contains 128 species of parasites, distributed among the higher taxa as follows: Turbellaria (2 species), Trematoda (34 species), Cestoda (1 species), Annelida (38 species), Arthropoda (48 species), Porifera (2 species), Cnidaria (1 species), and Mollusca (2 species). Many records of parasites not identified to the species level are also included. Collectively, this review provides a synopsis of the known metazoan parasites of mollusks from the China Seas, as well as presents the known relationship between metazoan parasites and the mollusks, which will broaden our knowledge on the metazoan parasites of mollusks. It is important as it highlights the lack of metazoan parasite studies done in the China Seas and the need for more parasite biodiversity work.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1488376/fullmetazoan parasitesmollusksdistributiondiversitythe China Seas |
| spellingShingle | Xin Du Xin Du Jing Sun Jing Sun Huidong Ju Huidong Ju Zhen Xu Xiaoli Tang Xuedan Fang Xuedan Fang Muhammad Saleem Chang Muhammad Saleem Chang Metazoan parasites associated with marine mollusks inhabiting the China Seas: a review Frontiers in Marine Science metazoan parasites mollusks distribution diversity the China Seas |
| title | Metazoan parasites associated with marine mollusks inhabiting the China Seas: a review |
| title_full | Metazoan parasites associated with marine mollusks inhabiting the China Seas: a review |
| title_fullStr | Metazoan parasites associated with marine mollusks inhabiting the China Seas: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metazoan parasites associated with marine mollusks inhabiting the China Seas: a review |
| title_short | Metazoan parasites associated with marine mollusks inhabiting the China Seas: a review |
| title_sort | metazoan parasites associated with marine mollusks inhabiting the china seas a review |
| topic | metazoan parasites mollusks distribution diversity the China Seas |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1488376/full |
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