Hitchhikers on an Invader: The Parasitic Leech Myzobdella lugubris and the Epibiotic Barnacle Amphibalanus improvisus on the Atlantic Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus in Southwestern Europe [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThis study reports for the first time the co‐invasion of two Western Atlantic native species, the parasitic leech Myzobdella lugubris and the commensal barnacle Amphibalanus improvisus on the invasive Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus in ...
Gustavo F. deCarvalho‐Souza +2 more
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Mutilation on gill filaments of Piaractus brachypomus (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) caused by Braga patagonica (Crustacea: Cymothoidae), in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaFish aquaculture is one of the main food production sectors for the growing global human population and is currently one of the most profitable production activities.
Marcos Sidney Brito Oliveira +1 more
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Tissue Distribution and Abundance of the Parasitic Dinoflagellate Hematodinium perezi in Naturally Infected Portunus trituberculatus [PDF]
PathogensThe parasitic dinoflagellate Hematodinium is an infectious pathogen that causes severe enzootic in numerous economically important marine crustaceans worldwide.
Ju Zhang +6 more
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The Life Cycle of the Parasitic Crustacean, Lernanthropus latis Yamaguti, 1954 (Copepoda: Lernanthropidae), on Marine-Cultured Fish, Lates calcarifer, from Setiu Wetland, Terengganu [PDF]
Journal of Parasitology Research, 2014 Parasitic crustaceans of Lernanthropus latis were isolated from the host, the seabass, Lates calcarifer, obtained from a cage culture in Setiu Wetland, Terengganu.
Nur Qamarina Abdul Khalid +1 more
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Symbionts of Red King Crab from the Sea of Okhotsk: A Review of Russian Studies [PDF]
BiologyThe red king crab, Paralithodes camtscaticus, is a commercially significant crustacean that supports lucrative fisheries in Russia, the USA, and Norway.
Alexander G. Dvoretsky +1 more
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Parasite, 2021 Cyclocotyla bellones Otto, 1823 (Diclidophoridae) is a monogenean characterised by an exceptional way of life. It is a hyperparasite that attaches itself to the dorsal face of isopods, themselves parasites in the buccal cavity of fishes.
Bouguerche Chahinez +3 more
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Histopathological Study to Evaluate the Effect of Aqueous Extract of Portunuspelagicus and Mebendazole on Hydatid Cysts in Mice [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2023 Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation by a tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus sp., which has a global distribution. The current study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the crustacean aqueous extract of Portunuspelagicus for 2 weeks of ...
E Sabeeh, N. K Thamer, H. A. M Alsaady
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2018 Parasitic diseases have caused significant problems to global aquaculture production. These studies will further our knowledge of this complex problem and help implement adequate prevention measures and control strategies.
Gabriela Pala +4 more
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Protozoan and metazoan parasites of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus cultured in Brazil [PDF]
Revista Mvz Cordoba, 2012 Objective. This study describes the parasitic fauna and relative condition factor (Kn) in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus L. (Cichlidae) from fish farms in the State of Amapá. Material and methods.
Wanderson Pantoja MF +5 more
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Crustaceans as Hosts of Parasites Throughout the Phanerozoic [PDF]
, 2018 The fossil record of crustaceans as hosts of parasites has yielded three confirmed associations: epicaridean isopod-induced swellings on Jurassic-Recent decapod crustaceans, feminization of Cretaceous and Miocene male crabs possibly caused by rhizocephalan barnacles, and presumed pentastomids on/in Silurian ostracods.
Klompmaker, Adiel A. +3 more
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