Korean J Parasitol.  2010 Mar;48(1):81-83. 10.3347/kjp.2010.48.1.81.

Surveys of Gynaecotyla squatarolae and Microphallus koreana (Digenea: Microphallidae) Metacercariae in Two Species of Estuarine Crabs in Western Coastal Areas, Korea

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea. bbbenji@naver.com
  • 2Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
  • 3Student of Medical School, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.

Abstract

To figure out the geographical distribution of Gynaecotyla squatarolae and Microphallus koreana metacercariae in Korea, shore crabs of southwestern coastal areas were examined. Eight coastal areas in Inchon-si (A), Gyeonggi-do (B), Chungcheongnam-do (C, D, and E), Jeollabuk-do (F), and Jeollanam-do (G and H) were selected, and 2 kinds of crabs, Macrophthalmus dilatatus and/or Macrophthalmus japonicus, were caught. After transportation to the laboratory, 15 crabs per each group were grouped and ground in a mortar and pestle, and examined for microphallid metacercariae. In M. dilatatus, G. squatarolae metacercariae were recovered from 3 (C, E, and H) out of 6 regions, but M. koreana metacercariae were not recovered. In the case of M. japonicus, G. squatarolae metacercariae were recovered from 6 (B, D, E, F, G, and H) of 7 areas surveyed, and M. koreana matacercariae were detected from 5 regions (A, B, D, F, and H). These results indicate that the life cycle of G. squatarolae is maintained in the western coastal areas using M. dilatatus and M. japonicus as intermediate hosts, while that of M. koreana is maintained only using M. japonicus.

Keyword

Gynaecotyla squatarolae; Microphallus koreana; shore crab; Macropthalmus japonicus; Macrophthalmus dilatatus; epidemiological survey

MeSH Terms

Animals
Brachyura/*parasitology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Geography
Republic of Korea
Trematoda/*isolation & purification
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