Trematode (Digenea) infestation on freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) collected off rivers of Crocker Range Park, Sabah

Freshwater snail is the first intermediate host for trematode parasite that can cause snail-borne diseases in human as well as animals. This study is the first kind that deals with the parasitology of freshwater snail population in rivers around the Crocker Range Park, Sabah. The objectives of this...

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Main Author:	Jasrul Dulipat
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	SH Aquaculture Fisheries Angling
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spelling	my-ums-ep.252412020-03-12T08:39:48Z Trematode (Digenea) infestation on freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) collected off rivers of Crocker Range Park, Sabah 2019 Jasrul Dulipat SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling Freshwater snail is the first intermediate host for trematode parasite that can cause snail-borne diseases in human as well as animals. This study is the first kind that deals with the parasitology of freshwater snail population in rivers around the Crocker Range Park, Sabah. The objectives of this study are to determine the parasite prevalence of freshwater snail species in rivers in this study, to compare parasite prevalence between disturbed and undisturbed rivers, to establish a checklist of trematode parasite infesting freshwater snail and finally to compare freshwater snail diversity between disturbed and undisturbed rivers in this study. This study was conducted in 14 rivers consist of seven disturbed and seven undisturbed rivers and sampling was conducted for seven monnths from July 2017 to January 2018. Snails were collected from each river and observed for parasite infestation. Parasite prevalence and snail diversity were then compared between disturbed and undisturbed rivers by using Mann-Whitney U test and Sample based rarefaction curve respectively. A total of five morpho-types of trematode parasite, which consist of 11 different species were released from 1709 individuals of freshwater snail belong to 10 species and nine families collected from 14 rivers in this study. The overall parasite prevalence of the freshwater snail species was 4.45%. Unidentified snail species under the family of Hydrobidae showed the highest parasite prevalence followed by Paludomus sp. (Paludomidae) and Clea sp. (Pachychilidae), whereas three species of snail which are Slnotala guangdungensis (Viviparidae), Pomacea sp. (Ampillaridae) and Physa acuta (Physidae) recorded with zero prevalence. The comparison between undisturbed and disturbed rivers for parasite prevalence showed that there was a significant difference (p<0.05) where undisturbed rivers (11.30%) are more prevalent compared to disturbed river (3.66%). All parasites reported in this study considered as new record to Sabah. Freshwater snail species richness and diversity comparison between the two types of rivers in this study showed significant difference where disturbed rivers contain higher diversity and more specious (0=8, 1=3.822, 2=2.881) compared to undisturbed rivers (0=3, 1=2.55, 2=2.44). This study has provided useful information regarding freshwater snail parasitology in Malaysia. 2019 Thesis https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25241/ https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25241/1/Trematode%20%28Digenea%29%20infestation%20on%20freshwater%20snails%20%28Mollusca%20Gastropoda%29.pdf text en public mphil masters Universiti Malaysia Sabah Institute For Tropical Biology And Conservation
institution	Universiti Malaysia Sabah
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language	English
topic	SH Aquaculture Fisheries Angling
spellingShingle	SH Aquaculture Fisheries Angling Jasrul Dulipat Trematode (Digenea) infestation on freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) collected off rivers of Crocker Range Park, Sabah
description	Freshwater snail is the first intermediate host for trematode parasite that can cause snail-borne diseases in human as well as animals. This study is the first kind that deals with the parasitology of freshwater snail population in rivers around the Crocker Range Park, Sabah. The objectives of this study are to determine the parasite prevalence of freshwater snail species in rivers in this study, to compare parasite prevalence between disturbed and undisturbed rivers, to establish a checklist of trematode parasite infesting freshwater snail and finally to compare freshwater snail diversity between disturbed and undisturbed rivers in this study. This study was conducted in 14 rivers consist of seven disturbed and seven undisturbed rivers and sampling was conducted for seven monnths from July 2017 to January 2018. Snails were collected from each river and observed for parasite infestation. Parasite prevalence and snail diversity were then compared between disturbed and undisturbed rivers by using Mann-Whitney U test and Sample based rarefaction curve respectively. A total of five morpho-types of trematode parasite, which consist of 11 different species were released from 1709 individuals of freshwater snail belong to 10 species and nine families collected from 14 rivers in this study. The overall parasite prevalence of the freshwater snail species was 4.45%. Unidentified snail species under the family of Hydrobidae showed the highest parasite prevalence followed by Paludomus sp. (Paludomidae) and Clea sp. (Pachychilidae), whereas three species of snail which are Slnotala guangdungensis (Viviparidae), Pomacea sp. (Ampillaridae) and Physa acuta (Physidae) recorded with zero prevalence. The comparison between undisturbed and disturbed rivers for parasite prevalence showed that there was a significant difference (p<0.05) where undisturbed rivers (11.30%) are more prevalent compared to disturbed river (3.66%). All parasites reported in this study considered as new record to Sabah. Freshwater snail species richness and diversity comparison between the two types of rivers in this study showed significant difference where disturbed rivers contain higher diversity and more specious (0=8, 1=3.822, 2=2.881) compared to undisturbed rivers (0=3, 1=2.55, 2=2.44). This study has provided useful information regarding freshwater snail parasitology in Malaysia.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Jasrul Dulipat
author_facet	Jasrul Dulipat
author_sort	Jasrul Dulipat
title	Trematode (Digenea) infestation on freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) collected off rivers of Crocker Range Park, Sabah
title_short	Trematode (Digenea) infestation on freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) collected off rivers of Crocker Range Park, Sabah
title_full	Trematode (Digenea) infestation on freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) collected off rivers of Crocker Range Park, Sabah
title_fullStr	Trematode (Digenea) infestation on freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) collected off rivers of Crocker Range Park, Sabah
title_full_unstemmed	Trematode (Digenea) infestation on freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) collected off rivers of Crocker Range Park, Sabah
title_sort	trematode (digenea) infestation on freshwater snails (mollusca: gastropoda) collected off rivers of crocker range park, sabah
granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sabah
granting_department	Institute For Tropical Biology And Conservation
publishDate	2019
url	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25241/1/Trematode%20%28Digenea%29%20infestation%20on%20freshwater%20snails%20%28Mollusca%20Gastropoda%29.pdf
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Trematode (Digenea) infestation on freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) collected off rivers of Crocker Range Park, Sabah

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