Variations in host surfaces morphology and biology of ciliate epibionts explaining distribution pattern of epibionts in the invasive signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852)

A. Dobrzycka‐Krahel; L. Rolbiecki; Jakub Karczewski; Marcin Skóra

doi:10.1111/jzo.12953

Variations in host surfaces morphology and biology of ciliate epibionts explaining distribution pattern of epibionts in the invasive signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852)

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ciliates on the signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus in relation to specialized structures of the host’s exoskeleton for the first time. This species is known to maintain a relatively clean carapace, but it is sometimes overgrown by other organisms. Epibionts cover different parts of the signal crayfish body, mainly antennae, antennules, maxillipedes III and pereiopods with inner edges of chelae; however, some parts of the signal crayfish are not fouled. e.g. dorsal surfaces of the carapace and dorsal surfaces of chelae. Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), topographies of different parts of the crayfish’s exoskeleton were examined. Our investigations revealed that the epibiosis in the signal crayfish was determined by morphology of body surfaces. No epibionts were found on smooth surfaces with regular single setae (a known design that prevents fouling in aquatic environments). The dimpled surfaces with regular single micro-papillae may be considered as a newly described example of self-cleaning surfaces. Bio-inspired surface patterning presents promising approaches to the design of novel functional surfaces that can prevent biofouling. The new self-cleaning design may be used in further technological applications.

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A. Dobrzycka‐Krahel
- Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdansk
L. Rolbiecki
- Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk
Jakub Karczewski dr hab. inż.
Marcin Skóra
- Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdansk

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JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY nr 316, strony 282 - 295,
ISSN: 0952-8369

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angielski

Rok wydania:

2022

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Dobrzycka‐krahel A., Rolbiecki L., Karczewski J., Skóra M.: Variations in host surfaces morphology and biology of ciliate epibionts explaining distribution pattern of epibionts in the invasive signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852)// JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY -Vol. 316,iss. 4 (2022), s.282-295

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