The Importance of Marine Bivalves in Invasive Host–Parasite Introductions

Although research into the ecology and impacts of invasive species is prevalent, there are knowledge gaps relating to role in parasite transmission. This work synthesises host–parasite interactions impacts, using marine bivalves as a model group, consider how global movement shellfish consignments for aquaculture purposes facilitates unintentional transfer invasives. We discuss can act both hosts or parasitic organisms themselves, introductions may lead diseases within bivalve sector. review highlights importance interdisciplinary research, with particular regard fields parasitology invasion ecology. suggest that further integrating these will enhance critical diseases, parasite-invasive-bivalve interplay dynamics, potential mitigation strategies, including temperature-based disease surveillance models. also address climate change might impact species, again focus on bivalves, outcomes transmission, changes host/parasite distribution, life-history virulence. acknowledge horizon scanning future note increased screening their native invaded ranges, provide clarity dynamics impacts.