Symbionts are well known to have beneficial and/or pathogenic effects on crayfish health,
and as such assert direct impacts on freshwater ecosystems and commercial astaciculture …

This is the first report of two North American branchiobdellidans, Sathodrilus attenuatus Holt,
1981, and Xironogiton victoriensis Gelder and Hall, 1990, on the signal crayfish …

Crayfishes and other invertebrates were collected during 2010 to 2016 from 519 sites
located in the river basins of the Adour, Charente, Dordogne, Garonne, Loire, Seine, Rhône …

Several cases of epibiosis by macro-invertebrates on Orconectes limosus were recorded
during our research on the biology of populations of this invasive crayfish species in the …

Peracetic acid (PAA) is useful in treating a wide variety of serious fish diseases in
aquaculture. As no information on PAA toxicity to crayfish is available, we conducted acute …

A brief review of the taxonomic history and integrity of selected North American
branchiobdellidans is given to clarify their current status. The zoogeographical distribution of …

Western North America is not rich in crayfish species relative to high diversity regions like
the southeastern United States or eastern Australia. Only five species, three subspecies, and …

There is very little information on the genus Branchiobdella and the species relationships
with their freshwater crayfish hosts in Croatia. Therefore, a base-line study was needed so …

Two species of North American branchiobdellidans, Cambarincola gracilis Robinson, 1954
and Cambarincola okadai Yamaguchi, 1933, have been reported in Europe for the first time …

Background Biological invasions are a principal threat to global biodiversity and identifying
the determinants of non-native species' success is a conservation priority. Through their …