Evolutionary History of Cephalopod Pathologies Linked with Parasitism

de Baets K, Hoffmann R, Mironenko A (2021)

Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes

Publication year: 2021

Original Authors: Kenneth De Baets, René Hoffmann, Aleksandr Mironenko

Publisher: Springer

Edited Volumes: The Evolution and Fossil Record of Parasitism: Coevolution and Paleoparasitological Techniques

Series: Topics in Geobiology

City/Town: Cham

Book Volume: 50

Pages Range: 203-249

ISBN: 9783030522322

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-52233-9_7

Abstract

Extant cephalopod soft tissues are commonly infested by various lineages of parasites making it plausible that extinct cephalopods also had a variety of parasites. Direct evidence of such a relationship is rare, due to the low preservation potential of soft tissues of fossil cephalopods and parasites alike, and the relatively scarce infestation of mineralized tissue by parasites. Evidence for infestations in the fossil record is, therefore, overall rare and limited to shell pathologies. Comparative studies on these structures in extant cephalopods are also not very numerous. Based on similar bauplans and biomineralization pathways, parasite-induced pathologies in bivalves and gastropods can inform about their causes. The position of these features might reveal their parasitic nature. The restriction of these structures to certain cephalopod lineages might indicate the influence of phylogeny, anatomy and potential role of ecology (feeding, mode of life) on infestation risks. However, preservation and research biases might also contribute to differences between externally and internally shelled cephalopods. Other long-term associations with detriment to cephalopods such as epizoa and bioerosion as well as other malformations, which can be confused with parasitic causes, are briefly discussed.

Authors with CRIS profile

Kenneth de Baets Lehrstuhl für Paläoumwelt

Additional Organisation(s)

GeoZentrum Nordbayern

Related research project(s)

Constraining the deep origin of metazoan parasitism through integration of Evolutionary Parasitology and Molecular Paleobiology Jan. 1, 2017 - Dec. 31, 2017

Involved external institutions

Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) DE Germany (DE) Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Biochemistry RAS RU Russian Federation (RU)

How to cite

APA:

de Baets, K., Hoffmann, R., & Mironenko, A. (2021). Evolutionary History of Cephalopod Pathologies Linked with Parasitism. In Kenneth De Baets, John Warren Huntley (Eds.), The Evolution and Fossil Record of Parasitism: Coevolution and Paleoparasitological Techniques. (pp. 203-249). Cham: Springer.

MLA:

de Baets, Kenneth, René Hoffmann, and Aleksandr Mironenko. "Evolutionary History of Cephalopod Pathologies Linked with Parasitism." The Evolution and Fossil Record of Parasitism: Coevolution and Paleoparasitological Techniques. Ed. Kenneth De Baets, John Warren Huntley, Cham: Springer, 2021. 203-249.

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