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Where to fish in the forest? Tree characteristics and contiguous seagrass features predict mangrove forest quality for fishes and crustaceans (2023)
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Wanjiru, C., Nagelkerken, I., Rueckert, S., Harcourt, W., & Huxham, M. (2023). Where to fish in the forest? Tree characteristics and contiguous seagrass features predict mangrove forest quality for fishes and crustaceans. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60(7), 1340-1351. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14421

Mangroves often support rich fish and crustacean communities, although faunal abundance and diversity show strong spatiotemporal variability. Consistent patterns in mangrove animal communities might be dictated by forest characteristics, by seascape... Read More about Where to fish in the forest? Tree characteristics and contiguous seagrass features predict mangrove forest quality for fishes and crustaceans.

Where to fish in the forest? Tree characteristics and contiguous seagrass features predict mangrove forest quality for fishes and crustaceans (Dataset) (2023)
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Wanjiru, C., Nagelkerken, I., Rueckert, S., Harcourt, W., & Huxham, M. (2023). Where to fish in the forest? Tree characteristics and contiguous seagrass features predict mangrove forest quality for fishes and crustaceans (Dataset). [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.17869/enu.2023.3069847

1) Mangroves often support rich fish and crustacean communities, although faunal abundance and diversity show strong spatio-temporal variability. Consistent patterns in mangrove animal communities might be dictated by forest characteristics, by seasc... Read More about Where to fish in the forest? Tree characteristics and contiguous seagrass features predict mangrove forest quality for fishes and crustaceans (Dataset).

Raccoons contraband – The metazoan parasite fauna of free-ranging raccoons in central Europe (2023)
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Peter, N., Dörge, D. D., Cunze, S., Schantz, A. V., Skaljic, A., Rueckert, S., & Klimpel, S. (2023). Raccoons contraband – The metazoan parasite fauna of free-ranging raccoons in central Europe. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 20, 79-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.01.003

The invasive raccoon (Procyon lotor) is an abundant carnivore and considered as an important potential vector of infectious diseases and parasites in Europe. Raccoons show a broad, opportunistic, omnivorous food spectrum. Food supply and habitat qual... Read More about Raccoons contraband – The metazoan parasite fauna of free-ranging raccoons in central Europe.

Coinfection patterns of two marine apicomplexans are not associated with genetic diversity of their polychaete host (2022)
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Hiillos, A., Rony, I., Rueckert, S., & Knott, E. (2023). Coinfection patterns of two marine apicomplexans are not associated with genetic diversity of their polychaete host. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 70(1), Article e12932. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12932

Coinfections of two or more parasites within one host are more of a rule than an exception in nature. Interactions between coinfecting parasites can greatly affect their abundance and prevalence. Characteristics of the host, such as genetic diversity... Read More about Coinfection patterns of two marine apicomplexans are not associated with genetic diversity of their polychaete host.

Fluctuating starvation conditions modify host-symbiont relationship between a leaf beetle and its newly identified gregarine species (2022)
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Wolz, M., Rueckert, S., & Müller, C. (2022). Fluctuating starvation conditions modify host-symbiont relationship between a leaf beetle and its newly identified gregarine species. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, Article 850161. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.850161

Gregarines are ubiquitous endosymbionts in invertebrates, including terrestrial insects. However, the biodiversity of gregarines is probably vastly underestimated and the knowledge about their role in shaping fitness-related traits of their host in d... Read More about Fluctuating starvation conditions modify host-symbiont relationship between a leaf beetle and its newly identified gregarine species.

Composition and structure of the mangrove fish and crustacean communities of Vanga Bay, Kenya (2022)
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Wanjiru, C., Rueckert, S., & Huxham, M. (2022). Composition and structure of the mangrove fish and crustacean communities of Vanga Bay, Kenya. Western Indian Ocean journal of marine science, 20(2), 25-44. https://doi.org/10.4314/wiojms.v20i2.3

Mangroves support coastal fisheries, particularly by providing nurseries for juvenile fish. However, much remains unknown about the fish and crustacean communities in mangroves and about the lifecycles and behaviours of individual species. This study... Read More about Composition and structure of the mangrove fish and crustacean communities of Vanga Bay, Kenya.

Parasites, pathogens, and other symbionts of copepods (2021)
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Bass, D., Rueckert, S., Stern, R., Cleary, A. C., Taylor, J. D., Ward, G. M., & Huys, R. (2021). Parasites, pathogens, and other symbionts of copepods. Trends in Parasitology, 37(10), 875-889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2021.05.006

Copepods are vectors of pathogens of other aquatic organisms, including commercially harvested species and those used for aquaculture. Extensive supplementary materials are provided, referencing copepod-associated eukaryotes, bacteria, and... Read More about Parasites, pathogens, and other symbionts of copepods.

Gregarine single-cell transcriptomics reveals differential mitochondrial remodeling and adaptation in apicomplexans (2021)
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Salomaki, E. D., Terpis, K. X., Rueckert, S., Kotyk, M., Kotyková Varadínová, Z., Čepička, I., …Kolisko, M. (2021). Gregarine single-cell transcriptomics reveals differential mitochondrial remodeling and adaptation in apicomplexans. BMC Biology, 19, Article 77 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01007-2

Background Apicomplexa is a diverse phylum comprising unicellular endobiotic animal parasites and contains some of the most well-studied microbial eukaryotes including the devastating human pathogens Plasmodium falciparum and Cryptosporidium hominis... Read More about Gregarine single-cell transcriptomics reveals differential mitochondrial remodeling and adaptation in apicomplexans.

Increasing intensities of Anisakis simplex third-stage larvae (L3) in Atlantic salmon of coastal waters of Scotland (2020)
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Kent, A. J., Pert, C. C., Briers, R. A., Diele, K., & Rueckert, S. (2020). Increasing intensities of Anisakis simplex third-stage larvae (L3) in Atlantic salmon of coastal waters of Scotland. Parasites & vectors, 13, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-3942-5

Background: Red Vent Syndrome (RVS), a haemorrhagic inflammation of the vent region in Atlantic salmon, is associated with high abundance of Anisakis simplex (s.s.) third-stage larvae (L3) in the vent region. Despite evidence suggesting that increasi... Read More about Increasing intensities of Anisakis simplex third-stage larvae (L3) in Atlantic salmon of coastal waters of Scotland.

First genetic evidence that invasive bullhead (Cottus L. 1758) in Scotland is of English origin and the difficulty of resolving the European Cottus species taxonomy (2020)
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McLeish, J., Briers, R., Dodd, J., & Rueckert, S. (2020). First genetic evidence that invasive bullhead (Cottus L. 1758) in Scotland is of English origin and the difficulty of resolving the European Cottus species taxonomy. Journal of Fish Biology, 96(3), 617-630. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14247

The European bullhead (Cottus gobio) is widely distributed across Europe and within the UK is native to England and Wales, where it is protected under the Habitats Directive. In Scotland, however, the species is considered invasive and thriving popul... Read More about First genetic evidence that invasive bullhead (Cottus L. 1758) in Scotland is of English origin and the difficulty of resolving the European Cottus species taxonomy.

Evolution: Parallel Paths to Parasitism in the Apicomplexa (2019)
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Rueckert, S., Pipaliya, S. V., & Dacks, J. B. (2019). Evolution: Parallel Paths to Parasitism in the Apicomplexa. Current Biology, 29(17), 836-839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.047

A new study presents the first comprehensive genome and transcriptome data for an enigmatic group of apicomplexan parasites, the gregarines. The findings provide insights into the early evolution of parasitism in the apicomplexans and illustrate the... Read More about Evolution: Parallel Paths to Parasitism in the Apicomplexa.

The symbiotic spectrum: where do the gregarines fit? (2019)
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Rueckert, S., Betts, E. L., & Tsaousis, A. D. (2019). The symbiotic spectrum: where do the gregarines fit?. Trends in Parasitology, 35(9), 687-694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2019.06.013

Gregarine apicomplexans are closely related to parasites such as Plasmodium, Toxoplasma, and Cryptosporidium, which are causing severe health and economic burdens. Colonizing only invertebrates and having no obvious medical relevance, they are mostly... Read More about The symbiotic spectrum: where do the gregarines fit?.

Pathogen detection in bathing waters using microfluidic technology, image processing and deep learning (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Kerrouche, A., Muhammad, I., Rueckert, S., & Lawson, A. (2019, June). Pathogen detection in bathing waters using microfluidic technology, image processing and deep learning. Poster presented at Research Conference, Edinburgh Napier University

Monitoring the quality of recreational waters such as beaches and rivers is becoming a global concern to protect human health (e.g. the EU Bathing Water Directive (BWD) in Europe). In Scotland, water quality at 86 designated bathing water sites is as... Read More about Pathogen detection in bathing waters using microfluidic technology, image processing and deep learning.

Morphology and molecular systematic of marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) from Southwestern Atlantic spionid polychaetes (2018)
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Rueckert, S., Glasinovich, N., Diez, M., Cremonte, F., & Vázquez, N. (2018). Morphology and molecular systematic of marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) from Southwestern Atlantic spionid polychaetes. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 159, 49-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2018.10.010

Gregarines are a common group of parasites that infect the intestines of marine invertebrates, and particularly polychaetes. Here, we describe for the first time four gregarine species that inhabit the intestines of three spionid species: Dipolydora... Read More about Morphology and molecular systematic of marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) from Southwestern Atlantic spionid polychaetes.

Revisions to the Classification, Nomenclature, and Diversity of Eukaryotes (2018)
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Adl, S. M., Bass, D., Lane, C. E., Lukeš, J., Schoch, C. L., Smirnov, A., …Zhang, Q. (2019). Revisions to the Classification, Nomenclature, and Diversity of Eukaryotes. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 66(1), 4-119. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12691

This revision of the classification of eukaryotes follows that of Adl et al., 2012 [J. Euk. Microbiol. 59(5)] and retains an emphasis on protists. Changes since have improved the resolution of many nodes in phylogenetic analyses. For some clades even... Read More about Revisions to the Classification, Nomenclature, and Diversity of Eukaryotes.

Consistent patterns of high alpha and low beta diversity in tropical parasitic and free-living protists (2018)
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Lentendu, G., Mahé, F., Bass, D., Rueckert, S., Stoeck, T., & Dunthorn, M. (2018). Consistent patterns of high alpha and low beta diversity in tropical parasitic and free-living protists. Molecular Ecology, 27(13), 2846-2857. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14731

Tropical animals and plants are known to have high alpha diversity within forests, but low beta diversity between forests. By contrast, it is unknown if microbes inhabiting the same ecosystems exhibit similar biogeographic patterns. To evaluate the b... Read More about Consistent patterns of high alpha and low beta diversity in tropical parasitic and free-living protists.

Archigregarines of the English Channel revisited: New molecular data on Selenidium species including early described and new species and the uncertainties of phylogenetic relationships (2017)
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Rueckert, S., & Horák, A. (2017). Archigregarines of the English Channel revisited: New molecular data on Selenidium species including early described and new species and the uncertainties of phylogenetic relationships. PLOS ONE, 12(11), Article e0187430. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187430

Background Gregarines represent an important transition step from free-living predatory (colpodellids s.l.) and/or photosynthetic (Chromera and Vitrella) apicomplexan lineages to the most important pathogens, obligate intracellular parasites of hu... Read More about Archigregarines of the English Channel revisited: New molecular data on Selenidium species including early described and new species and the uncertainties of phylogenetic relationships.

Report of the 2017 Protistology-UK Spring Meeting (2017)
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Rueckert, S., & Tsaousis, A. D. (2017). Report of the 2017 Protistology-UK Spring Meeting. European Journal of Protistology, 61(Pt.A), 307-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2017.10.003

The Protistology-UK 2017 spring meeting was organised as part of the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Microbiology Society in Edinburgh between the 3rd to the 6th of April 2017. The meeting was held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC)... Read More about Report of the 2017 Protistology-UK Spring Meeting.

Gregarines (Apicomplexa, Gregarinasina) in psocids (Insecta, Psocoptera) including a new species description and their potential use as pest control agents (2017)
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Devetak, D., Rueckert, S., & Devetak, D. (2017). Gregarines (Apicomplexa, Gregarinasina) in psocids (Insecta, Psocoptera) including a new species description and their potential use as pest control agents. European Journal of Protistology, 60, 60-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2017.05.007

Gregarine apicomplexans are unicellular organisms that infect invertebrate hosts in marine, freshwater and terrestrial habitats. The largest group of invertebrates infested on land is the insects. The insect order Psocoptera (booklice) has recently... Read More about Gregarines (Apicomplexa, Gregarinasina) in psocids (Insecta, Psocoptera) including a new species description and their potential use as pest control agents.

Parasites of deep-sea fish Simenchelys parasitica. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Rueckert, S. (2015, September). Parasites of deep-sea fish Simenchelys parasitica. Poster presented at MASTS 5th Annual Science Meeting, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Molecular systematics of marine gregarine apicomplexans from Pacific tunicates, with descriptions of five novel species of Lankesteria (2015)
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Rueckert, S., Wakeman, K. C., Jenke-Kodama, H., & Leander, B. S. (2015). Molecular systematics of marine gregarine apicomplexans from Pacific tunicates, with descriptions of five novel species of Lankesteria. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 65(8), 2598-2614. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.000300

The eugregarines are a group of apicomplexan parasites that mostly infect the intestines of invertebrates. The high level of morphological variation found within and among species of eugregarines makes it difficult to find consistent and reliable tra... Read More about Molecular systematics of marine gregarine apicomplexans from Pacific tunicates, with descriptions of five novel species of Lankesteria.

Epinephelus fuscoguttatus mariculture in Indonesia: Implications from fish parasite infections (2015)
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Palm, H. W., Yulianto, I., Theisen, S., Rueckert, S., & Kleinertz, S. (2015). Epinephelus fuscoguttatus mariculture in Indonesia: Implications from fish parasite infections. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2, 54-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2015.07.003

Indonesia plays a major role in grouper supply for the Hong Kong based Live Reef Food Fish Trade. Hong Kong is the biggest consumer of Live Reef Food Fish in the world and around 50% of the grouper originate from Indonesia. In order to match Hong Kon... Read More about Epinephelus fuscoguttatus mariculture in Indonesia: Implications from fish parasite infections.

Nematode eel parasite found inside acanthocephalan cysts - a "Trojan horse" strategy? (2014)
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Emde, S., Rueckert, S., Kochmann, J., Knopf, K., Sures, B., & Klimpel, S. (2014). Nematode eel parasite found inside acanthocephalan cysts - a "Trojan horse" strategy?. Parasites & vectors, 7(1), 504. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0504-8

Background The invasive eel parasite Anguillicoloides crassus (syn. Anguillicola crassus) is considered one of the major causes for the decline of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) panmictic population. It impairs the swim bladder function and... Read More about Nematode eel parasite found inside acanthocephalan cysts - a "Trojan horse" strategy?.

Fusiforma themisticola n. gen., n. sp., a New Genus and Species of Apostome Ciliate Infecting the Hyperiid Amphipod Themisto libellula in the Canadian Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean), and Establishment of the Pseudocolliniidae (Ciliophora, Apostomatia) (2013)
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Chantangsi, C., Lynn, D. H., Rueckert, S., Prokopowicz, A. J., Panha, S., & Leander, B. S. (2013). Fusiforma themisticola n. gen., n. sp., a New Genus and Species of Apostome Ciliate Infecting the Hyperiid Amphipod Themisto libellula in the Canadian Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean), and Establishment of the Pseudocolliniidae (Ciliophora, Apostomatia). Protist, 164(6), 793-810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.protis.2013.09.001

A novel parasitic ciliate Fusiforma themisticola n. gen., n. sp. was discovered infecting 4.4% of the hyperiid amphipod Themisto libellula. Ciliates were isolated from a formaldehyde-fixed whole amphipod and the DNA was extracted for amplification of... Read More about Fusiforma themisticola n. gen., n. sp., a New Genus and Species of Apostome Ciliate Infecting the Hyperiid Amphipod Themisto libellula in the Canadian Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean), and Establishment of the Pseudocolliniidae (Ciliophora, Apostomatia).

Parasites of wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from an urban area in Germany, in relation to worldwide results (2013)
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Frank, R., Kuhn, T., Mehlhorn, H., Rueckert, S., Pham, D., & Klimpel, S. (2013). Parasites of wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from an urban area in Germany, in relation to worldwide results. Parasitology Research, 112(12), 4255-4266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-013-3617-7

The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) belongs to the most invasive and successful mammalian species, which is distributed nearly worldwide. In Europe, they inhabit broad parts of the mainland and subsequently reached several European islands vi... Read More about Parasites of wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from an urban area in Germany, in relation to worldwide results.

Discovery of a Diverse Clade of Gregarine Apicomplexans (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida) from Pacific Eunicid and Onuphid Polychaetes, Including Descriptions ofParalecudinan. gen.,Trichotokara japonican. sp., andT. eunicaen. sp. (2013)
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Rueckert, S., Wakeman, K. C., & Leander, B. S. (2013). Discovery of a Diverse Clade of Gregarine Apicomplexans (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida) from Pacific Eunicid and Onuphid Polychaetes, Including Descriptions ofParalecudinan. gen.,Trichotokara japonican. sp., andT. eunicaen. sp. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 60(2), 121-136. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12015

Marine gregarines are poorly understood apicomplexan parasites with large trophozoites that inhabit the body cavities of marine invertebrates. Two novel species of gregarines were discovered in polychaete hosts collected in Canada and Japan. The trop... Read More about Discovery of a Diverse Clade of Gregarine Apicomplexans (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida) from Pacific Eunicid and Onuphid Polychaetes, Including Descriptions ofParalecudinan. gen.,Trichotokara japonican. sp., andT. eunicaen. sp..

Invasive Ponto-Caspian Amphipods and Fish Increase the Distribution Range of the Acanthocephalan Pomphorhynchus tereticollis in the River Rhine (2012)
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Emde, S., Rueckert, S., Palm, H. W., & Klimpel, S. (2012). Invasive Ponto-Caspian Amphipods and Fish Increase the Distribution Range of the Acanthocephalan Pomphorhynchus tereticollis in the River Rhine. PLOS ONE, 7(12), Article e53218. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053218

Non-indigenous species that become invasive are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide. In various freshwater systems in Europe, populations of native amphipods and fish are progressively displaced by highly adaptive non-indigenous sp... Read More about Invasive Ponto-Caspian Amphipods and Fish Increase the Distribution Range of the Acanthocephalan Pomphorhynchus tereticollis in the River Rhine.

Large-scale infection of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis by the gregarine Lankesteria ascidiae in an inland culture system (2012)
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Mita, K., Kawai, N., Rueckert, S., & Sasakura, Y. (2012). Large-scale infection of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis by the gregarine Lankesteria ascidiae in an inland culture system. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 101(3), 185-195. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02534

An important way to keep transgenic and mutant lines of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis, a model system for e.g. genetic functions, in laboratories is via culturing systems. Here we report a disease of C. intestinalis observed in an inland culturing... Read More about Large-scale infection of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis by the gregarine Lankesteria ascidiae in an inland culture system.

The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes (2012)
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Adl, S. M., Simpson, A. G. B., Lane, C. E., Lukeš, J., Bass, D., Bowser, S. S., …Spiegel, F. W. (2012). The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 59(5), 429-514. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2012.00644.x

This revision of the classification of eukaryotes, which updates that of Adl et al. [J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 52 (2005) 399], retains an emphasis on the protists and incorporates changes since 2005 that have resolved nodes and branches in phylogenetic... Read More about The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes.

Species Boundaries in Gregarine Apicomplexan Parasites: A Case Study-Comparison of Morphometric and Molecular Variability in Lecudina cf. tuzetae (Eugregarinorida, Lecudinidae): SPECIES BOUNDARIES IN GREGARINES (2011)
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Rueckert, S., Villette, P. M. E. H., & Leander, B. S. (2011). Species Boundaries in Gregarine Apicomplexan Parasites: A Case Study-Comparison of Morphometric and Molecular Variability in Lecudina cf. tuzetae (Eugregarinorida, Lecudinidae): SPECIES BOUNDARIES IN GREGARINES. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 58(4), 275-283. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2011.00553.x

Trophozoites of gregarine apicomplexans are large feeding cells with diverse morphologies that have played a prominent role in gregarine systematics. The range of variability in trophozoite shapes and sizes can be very high even within a single speci... Read More about Species Boundaries in Gregarine Apicomplexan Parasites: A Case Study-Comparison of Morphometric and Molecular Variability in Lecudina cf. tuzetae (Eugregarinorida, Lecudinidae): SPECIES BOUNDARIES IN GREGARINES.

Identification of a Divergent Environmental DNA Sequence Clade Using the Phylogeny of Gregarine Parasites (Apicomplexa) from Crustacean Hosts (2011)
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Rueckert, S., Simdyanov, T. G., Aleoshin, V. V., & Leander, B. S. (2011). Identification of a Divergent Environmental DNA Sequence Clade Using the Phylogeny of Gregarine Parasites (Apicomplexa) from Crustacean Hosts. PLOS ONE, 6(3), Article e18163. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018163

Background Environmental SSU rDNA surveys have significantly improved our understanding of microeukaryotic diversity. Many of the sequences acquired using this approach are closely related to lineages previously characterized at both morphologica... Read More about Identification of a Divergent Environmental DNA Sequence Clade Using the Phylogeny of Gregarine Parasites (Apicomplexa) from Crustacean Hosts.

Parasite diversity as an indicator of environmental change? An example from tropical grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) mariculture in Indonesia (2011)
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Palm, H. W., Kleinertz, S., & Rueckert, S. (2011). Parasite diversity as an indicator of environmental change? An example from tropical grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) mariculture in Indonesia. Parasitology, 138(13), 1793-1803. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182011000011

Fish parasites are used to monitor long-term change in finfish grouper mariculture in Indonesia. A total of 210 Epinephelus fuscoguttatus were sampled in six consecutive years between 2003/04 and 2008/09 and examined for parasites. The fish were obta... Read More about Parasite diversity as an indicator of environmental change? An example from tropical grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) mariculture in Indonesia.

Gastrointestinal and ectoparasites from urban stray dogs in Fortaleza (Brazil): high infection risk for humans? (2010)
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Klimpel, S., Heukelbach, J., Pothmann, D., & Rueckert, S. (2010). Gastrointestinal and ectoparasites from urban stray dogs in Fortaleza (Brazil): high infection risk for humans?. Parasitology Research, 107, 713-719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-1926-7

Dogs are important definite or reservoir hosts for zoonotic parasites. However, only few studies on the prevalence of intestinal parasites in urban areas in Brazil are available. We performed a comprehensive study on parasites of stray dogs in a Braz... Read More about Gastrointestinal and ectoparasites from urban stray dogs in Fortaleza (Brazil): high infection risk for humans?.

Description of Trichotokara nothriae n. gen. et sp. (Apicomplexa, Lecudinidae) – An intestinal gregarine of Nothria conchylega (Polychaeta, Onuphidae) (2010)
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Rueckert, S., & Leander, B. S. (2010). Description of Trichotokara nothriae n. gen. et sp. (Apicomplexa, Lecudinidae) – An intestinal gregarine of Nothria conchylega (Polychaeta, Onuphidae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 104, 172-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2010.03.005

The trophozoites of a novel gregarine apicomplexan, Trichotokara nothriae n. gen. et sp., were isolated and characterized from the intestines of the onuphid tubeworm Nothria conchylega (Polychaeta), collected at 20 m depth from the North-eastern Paci... Read More about Description of Trichotokara nothriae n. gen. et sp. (Apicomplexa, Lecudinidae) – An intestinal gregarine of Nothria conchylega (Polychaeta, Onuphidae).

Parasites of cultured and wild brown-marbled grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskal, 1775) in Lampung Bay, Indonesia. (2010)
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Rueckert, S., Klimpel, S., & Palm, H. W. (2010). Parasites of cultured and wild brown-marbled grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskal, 1775) in Lampung Bay, Indonesia. Aquaculture Research, 41, 1158-1169. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02403.x

A total of 210 Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (brown-marbled grouper) was examined for parasites. During three consecutive seasons (two rainy and one dry season from 2002 to 2004), 35 specimens each taken from floating net cages of the National Sea Farmin... Read More about Parasites of cultured and wild brown-marbled grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskal, 1775) in Lampung Bay, Indonesia..

Parasitic infection of the hyperiid amphipod Themisto libellula in the Canadian Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean), with a description of Ganymedes themistos sp. n. (Apicomplexa, Eugregarinorida) (2010)
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Prokopowicz, A. J., Rueckert, S., Leander, B. S., Michaud, J., & Fortier, L. (2010). Parasitic infection of the hyperiid amphipod Themisto libellula in the Canadian Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean), with a description of Ganymedes themistos sp. n. (Apicomplexa, Eugregarinorida). Polar Biology, 33(10), 1339-1350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0821-0

Two parasites were found in the hyperiid amphipod Themisto libellula sampled with nets and collected by sediment traps over the annual cycle in the Canadian Beaufort Sea. The trophozoites of the newly described gregarine Ganymedes themistos sp. n. in... Read More about Parasitic infection of the hyperiid amphipod Themisto libellula in the Canadian Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean), with a description of Ganymedes themistos sp. n. (Apicomplexa, Eugregarinorida).

Molecular systematics of marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) from North-eastern Pacific polychaetes and nemerteans, with descriptions of three novel species: Lecudina phyllochaetopteri sp. nov., Difficilina tubulani sp. nov. and Difficilina paranemertis sp. nov. (2009)
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Chantangsi, C., Leander, B. S., & Rueckert, S. (2010). Molecular systematics of marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) from North-eastern Pacific polychaetes and nemerteans, with descriptions of three novel species: Lecudina phyllochaetopteri sp. nov., Difficilina tubulani sp. nov. and Difficilina paranemertis sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 60(11), 2681-2690. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.016436-0

Most eugregarine apicomplexans infecting the intestines of marine invertebrates have been described within the family Lecudinidae and the type genus Lecudina. The diversity of these parasites is vast and poorly understood and only a tiny number of sp... Read More about Molecular systematics of marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) from North-eastern Pacific polychaetes and nemerteans, with descriptions of three novel species: Lecudina phyllochaetopteri sp. nov., Difficilina tubulani sp. nov. and Difficilina paranemertis sp. nov..

Molecular Phylogeny and Surface Morphology of Marine Archigregarines (Apicomplexa),Selenidiumspp.,Filipodium phascolosomaen. sp., andPlatyproteumn. g. and comb. from North-Eastern Pacific Peanut Worms (Sipuncula) (2009)
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Leander, B. S., & Rueckert, S. (2009). Molecular Phylogeny and Surface Morphology of Marine Archigregarines (Apicomplexa),Selenidiumspp.,Filipodium phascolosomaen. sp., andPlatyproteumn. g. and comb. from North-Eastern Pacific Peanut Worms (Sipuncula). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 56(5), 428-439. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00422.x

The trophozoites of two novel archigregarines, Selenidium pisinnus n. sp. and Filipodium phascolosomae n. sp., were described from the sipunculid Phascolosoma agassizii. The trophozoites of S. pisinnus n. sp. were relatively small (64–100 μm long and... Read More about Molecular Phylogeny and Surface Morphology of Marine Archigregarines (Apicomplexa),Selenidiumspp.,Filipodium phascolosomaen. sp., andPlatyproteumn. g. and comb. from North-Eastern Pacific Peanut Worms (Sipuncula).

Phylogenetic position and description of Rhytidocystis cyamus sp. n. (Apicomplexa, Rhytidocystidae): a novel intestinal parasite of the north-eastern Pacific ‘stink worm’ (Polychaeta, Opheliidae, Travisia pupa) (2009)
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Rueckert, S., & Leander, B. S. (2009). Phylogenetic position and description of Rhytidocystis cyamus sp. n. (Apicomplexa, Rhytidocystidae): a novel intestinal parasite of the north-eastern Pacific ‘stink worm’ (Polychaeta, Opheliidae, Travisia pupa). Marine Biodiversity, 39(4), 227-234. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-009-0014-7

A new Rhytidocystis species is described from the north-eastern Pacific Coast. Trophozoites of R. cyamus sp. n. were isolated from the intestines of the opheliid polychaete Travisia pupa, collected from mud dredged at a depth of 80 m. The trophozoite... Read More about Phylogenetic position and description of Rhytidocystis cyamus sp. n. (Apicomplexa, Rhytidocystidae): a novel intestinal parasite of the north-eastern Pacific ‘stink worm’ (Polychaeta, Opheliidae, Travisia pupa).

A new approach to visualize ecosystem health by using parasites (2009)
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Palm, H. W., & Rückert, S. (2009). A new approach to visualize ecosystem health by using parasites. Parasitology Research, 105(2), 539-553. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-009-1423-z

A new approach is chosen to visualize ecosystem health by using parasite bioindicators in Segara Anakan Lagoon, a brackish water ecosystem at the southern Java coast, Indonesia. Three fish species (Mugil cephalus, Scatophagus argus, Epinephelus coioi... Read More about A new approach to visualize ecosystem health by using parasites.

Metazoan fish parasites of Segara Anakan Lagoon, Indonesia, and their potential use as biological indicators (2008)
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Palm, H. W., Rueckert, S., Hagen, W., & Yuniar, A. T. (2009). Metazoan fish parasites of Segara Anakan Lagoon, Indonesia, and their potential use as biological indicators. Regional Environmental Change, 9(4), 315-328. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-008-0076-2

The present study reports metazoan fish parasites from Segara Anakan, a brackish water lagoon located at the southern Java coast, Indonesia. Seven economically important marine fish species (Mugil cephalus, Siganus javus, Scatophagus argus, Caranx se... Read More about Metazoan fish parasites of Segara Anakan Lagoon, Indonesia, and their potential use as biological indicators.

Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Haplozoon praxillellae n. sp. (Dinoflagellata): A novel intestinal parasite of the maldanid polychaete Praxillella pacifica Berkeley (2008)
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Rueckert, S., & Leander, B. S. (2008). Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Haplozoon praxillellae n. sp. (Dinoflagellata): A novel intestinal parasite of the maldanid polychaete Praxillella pacifica Berkeley. European Journal of Protistology, 44(4), 299-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2008.04.004

The genus Haplozoon comprises a group of endoparasites infecting the intestines of polychaete worms. Comparative studies using light microscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, and small subunit rDNA have shown that these organisms are... Read More about Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Haplozoon praxillellae n. sp. (Dinoflagellata): A novel intestinal parasite of the maldanid polychaete Praxillella pacifica Berkeley.

Morphology and phylogenetic position of two novel marine gregarines (Apicomplexa, Eugregarinorida) from the intestines of North-eastern Pacific ascidians (2008)
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Rueckert, S., & Leander, B. S. (2008). Morphology and phylogenetic position of two novel marine gregarines (Apicomplexa, Eugregarinorida) from the intestines of North-eastern Pacific ascidians. Zoologica Scripta, 37(6), 637-645. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00346.x

Eugregarine apicomplexans parasitize marine, freshwater and terrestrial invertebrates, and have lifecycles involving trophozoites (feeding stages) with complex morphologies and behaviour. The genus Lankesteria refers to marine aseptate eugregarines t... Read More about Morphology and phylogenetic position of two novel marine gregarines (Apicomplexa, Eugregarinorida) from the intestines of North-eastern Pacific ascidians.

Transmission of fish parasites into grouper mariculture (Serranidae: Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822)) in Lampung Bay, Indonesia (2008)
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Palm, H. W., Rueckert, S., Klimpel, S., Al-Quraishy, S., & Mehlhorn, H. (2009). Transmission of fish parasites into grouper mariculture (Serranidae: Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822)) in Lampung Bay, Indonesia. Parasitology Research, 104(3), 523-532. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-008-1226-7

Differently fed groupers Epinephelus coioides from an Indonesian finfish mariculture farm were studied for ecto- and endohelminth parasites. Pellet-fed E. coioides were infested with 13 parasite species/taxa of which six had a monoxenous and seven a... Read More about Transmission of fish parasites into grouper mariculture (Serranidae: Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822)) in Lampung Bay, Indonesia.

Parasite fauna of seabass (Lates calcarifer) under mariculture conditions in Lampung Bay, Indonesia (2008)
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Rückert, S., Palm, H. W., & Klimpel, S. (2008). Parasite fauna of seabass (Lates calcarifer) under mariculture conditions in Lampung Bay, Indonesia. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 24(3), 321-327. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01064.x

Fish parasites have been repeatedly reported to be a major threat to the developing industry of finfish mariculture in Indonesia, due to severe parasite and disease outbreaks. The aim of this study was to identify the metazoan parasite fauna and tric... Read More about Parasite fauna of seabass (Lates calcarifer) under mariculture conditions in Lampung Bay, Indonesia.

Genetic variability in Hysterothylacium aduncum, a raphidascarid nematode isolated from sprat (Sprattus sprattus) of different geographical areas of the northeastern Atlantic (2007)
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Klimpel, S., Kleinertz, S., Hanel, R., & Rueckert, S. (2007). Genetic variability in Hysterothylacium aduncum, a raphidascarid nematode isolated from sprat (Sprattus sprattus) of different geographical areas of the northeastern Atlantic. Parasitology Research, 101(5), (1425-1430). doi:10.1007/s00436-007-0662-0. ISSN 0932-0113

Species of the genus Hysterothylacium are among the most common marine nematode fish parasites in the northern Atlantic. Due to recent findings of cryptic speciation in other parasitic ascaridoid nematodes, a similar pattern of sibling species was hy... Read More about Genetic variability in Hysterothylacium aduncum, a raphidascarid nematode isolated from sprat (Sprattus sprattus) of different geographical areas of the northeastern Atlantic.

Parasite fauna of bream Abramis brama and roach Rutilus rutilus from a man-made waterway and a freshwater habitat in northern Germany (2007)
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Rückert, S., Klimpel, S., & Palm, H. (2007). Parasite fauna of bream Abramis brama and roach Rutilus rutilus from a man-made waterway and a freshwater habitat in northern Germany. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 74, 225-233. doi:10.3354/dao074225

Fifty specimens each of bream Abramis brama and roach Rutilus rutilus were examined for metazoan parasite fauna and trichodinid ciliates; 25 specimens of each species were collected from the Kiel Canal, a man-made waterway, and a nearby freshwater la... Read More about Parasite fauna of bream Abramis brama and roach Rutilus rutilus from a man-made waterway and a freshwater habitat in northern Germany.

Fish parasites in the Arctic deep-sea: Poor diversity in pelagic fish species vs. heavy parasite load in a demersal fish. (2006)
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Klimpel, S., Palm, H. W., Busch, M. W., Kellermanns, E., & Rueckert, S. (2006). Fish parasites in the Arctic deep-sea: Poor diversity in pelagic fish species vs. heavy parasite load in a demersal fish. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 53, 1167-1181. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2006.05.009

A total of 219 deep-sea fishes belonging to five families were examined for the parasite fauna and stomach contents. The demersal fish Macrourus berglax, bathypelagic Bathylagus euryops, and mesopelagic Argentina silus, Borostomias antarcticus, Chaul... Read More about Fish parasites in the Arctic deep-sea: Poor diversity in pelagic fish species vs. heavy parasite load in a demersal fish..

Diet and metazoan parasites of silver scabbard fish Lepidopus caudatus from the Great Meteor Seamount (North Atlantic). (2006)
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Klimpel, S., Rueckert, S., Piatkowski, U., Palm, H. W., & Hanel, R. (2006). Diet and metazoan parasites of silver scabbard fish Lepidopus caudatus from the Great Meteor Seamount (North Atlantic). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 315, 249-257. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps315249

Silver scabbard fish Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788) (Trichiuridae) from the Great Meteor Seamount (GMS) in the central eastern Atlantic were studied for diet composition and metazoan parasites. A total of 36 specimens with lengths between 39.1... Read More about Diet and metazoan parasites of silver scabbard fish Lepidopus caudatus from the Great Meteor Seamount (North Atlantic)..

Life cycle strategy of Hysterothylacium aduncum to become the most abundant anisakid fish nematode in the North Sea (2005)
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Klimpel, S., & Rueckert, S. (2005). Life cycle strategy of Hysterothylacium aduncum to become the most abundant anisakid fish nematode in the North Sea. Parasitology Research, 97(2), (141-149). doi:10.1007/s00436-005-1407-6. ISSN 0932-0113

The present study demonstrates the influence of physical systems (mixed and stratified waters) on the occurrence and distribution of the anisakid nematode Hysterothylacium aduncum in commercially important gadiform fish species from the central and n... Read More about Life cycle strategy of Hysterothylacium aduncum to become the most abundant anisakid fish nematode in the North Sea.

The life cycle of Anisakis simplex in the Norwegian Deep (northern North Sea) (2004)
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Palm, H. W., Rueckert, S., & Piatkowski, U. (2004). The life cycle of Anisakis simplex in the Norwegian Deep (northern North Sea). Parasitology Research, 94(1), (1-9). doi:10.1007/s00436-004-1154-0. ISSN 0932-0113

Copepoda (Calanus finmarchicus n=1,722, Paraeuchaeta norvegica n=1,955), Hyperiidae (n=3,019), Euphausiacea (Meganyctiphanes norvegica n=4,780), and the fishes Maurolicus muelleri (n=500) and Pollachius virens (n=33) were collected in the Norwegian D... Read More about The life cycle of Anisakis simplex in the Norwegian Deep (northern North Sea).

Parasites of the Antarctic rattail Macrourus whitsoni (Regan, 1913) (Macrouridae, Gadiformes). (2002)
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Walter, T., Palm, H. W., Piepiorka, S., & Rueckert, S. (2002). Parasites of the Antarctic rattail Macrourus whitsoni (Regan, 1913) (Macrouridae, Gadiformes). Polar Biology, 25, 633-640. doi:10.1007/s00300-002-0407-6

A total of 386 Macrourus whitsoni from Antarctic waters were examined for ecto- and endoparasites. Sixty-five M. whitsoni collected near Halley Bay (Weddell Sea) and 321 specimens from the continental slope off King George Island (South Shetland... Read More about Parasites of the Antarctic rattail Macrourus whitsoni (Regan, 1913) (Macrouridae, Gadiformes)..