Environmental DNA Is Effective at Detecting a Salmonid Ectoparasite: A Statewide Survey of the Distribution and Genetic Diversity of the Gill Louse Salmincola californiensis in Colorado, USA

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Udgivet i:Environmental DNA vol. 7, no. 5 (Sep 1, 2025)
Hovedforfatter: Prokosch, Sara J.
Andre forfattere: Schisler, George J., Kerk, Madelon, Wood, John S., Vigil, Estevan M., Houston, Derek D.
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100 1 |a Prokosch, Sara J.  |u Department of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Western Colorado University, Gunnison, Colorado, USA 
245 1 |a Environmental DNA Is Effective at Detecting a Salmonid Ectoparasite: A Statewide Survey of the Distribution and Genetic Diversity of the Gill Louse Salmincola californiensis in Colorado, USA 
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520 3 |a ABSTRACT Invasive species present considerable threats to native biodiversity by disrupting ecosystem processes. The gill louse Salmincola californiensis is a copepod that parasitizes Oncorhynchus species, which includes ecologically, commercially, and recreationally important fishes. As S. californiensis expands its geographic range, there are concerns that conservation efforts focused on Rocky Mountain cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus virginalis may be thwarted. To address these concerns, we (1) assessed upstream range expansions of S. californiensis from known infected waters; (2) compared the efficacy of environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling to traditional sampling methods in detecting S. californiensis; (3) evaluated S. californiensis population genetic structure using DNA barcoding; and (4) assessed gill lice occupancy and detection probabilities using occupancy modeling. We compared the success of detecting S. californiensis using electrofishing versus eDNA sampling methods at 48 sites throughout the state of Colorado. We detected gill lice at 17 sites via electrofishing, and at 10 sites using eDNA. For DNA barcoding, we collected 58 lice at 11 sampling localities and sequenced the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 for species identification, to assess genetic diversity across Colorado, and to estimate divergence times. Salmincola californiensis was the only species of gill lice we detected. Divergence time estimates show that it is possible that the highly divergent gill lice lineages originally co‐invaded with cutthroat trout. However, the presence of the most widespread parasite haplotypes across multiple drainages presents a phylogeographic pattern consistent with fish stocking facilitating its range expansion. Occupancy modeling suggests that fluvial processes, temperature, and UV impact gill lice detection using eDNA. We conclude that eDNA is effective at detecting gill lice presence in a system, perhaps best used in conjunction with electrofishing methods for early detection, that gill lice continue to expand their range in Colorado, and that continued monitoring will be an important component of future management efforts. 
651 4 |a United States--US 
651 4 |a Colorado 
653 |a Invasive species 
653 |a Fish stocking 
653 |a Metabolism 
653 |a Genetic structure 
653 |a Sampling 
653 |a Haplotypes 
653 |a DNA structure 
653 |a Genetic diversity 
653 |a Population genetics 
653 |a Gene sequencing 
653 |a Effectiveness 
653 |a Native species 
653 |a Trout 
653 |a Deoxyribonucleic acid--DNA 
653 |a Fisheries management 
653 |a Fish 
653 |a Nonnative species 
653 |a Environmental DNA 
653 |a Infections 
653 |a Phylogenetics 
653 |a Lice 
653 |a Modelling 
653 |a Biodiversity 
653 |a Nucleotide sequence 
653 |a Ecosystems 
653 |a Cytochrome-c oxidase 
653 |a Parasites 
653 |a Sampling methods 
653 |a Salmon 
653 |a DNA barcoding 
653 |a Introduced species 
653 |a Ectoparasites 
653 |a Taxonomy 
653 |a Range extension 
653 |a Divergence 
653 |a Salmincola californiensis 
653 |a Oncorhynchus 
653 |a Environmental 
700 1 |a Schisler, George J.  |u Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA 
700 1 |a Kerk, Madelon  |u Department of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Western Colorado University, Gunnison, Colorado, USA 
700 1 |a Wood, John S.  |u Pisces Molecular, LLC, Boulder, Colorado, USA 
700 1 |a Vigil, Estevan M.  |u Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Monte Vista, Colorado, USA 
700 1 |a Houston, Derek D.  |u Department of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Western Colorado University, Gunnison, Colorado, USA 
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