Diversity of metazoan parasites of the introduced oyster species Crassostrea gigas in the Exe Estuary
Temporal patterns in metazoan parasite community diversity of Crassostrea gigas , (Lamellibranchia: Ostreidae) were studied in the Exe Estuary at monthly intervals over one year and in relation to host age-classes. A total of four metazoan species was found to parasitize C. gigas in the Exe Estuary:...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s002531549800006x 2024-05-12T08:02:40+00:00 Diversity of metazoan parasites of the introduced oyster species Crassostrea gigas in the Exe Estuary Aguirre-Macedo, M.L. Kennedy, C.R. 1999 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002531549800006x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002531549800006X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom volume 79, issue 1, page 57-63 ISSN 0025-3154 1469-7769 Aquatic Science journal-article 1999 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531549800006x 2024-04-18T06:54:37Z Temporal patterns in metazoan parasite community diversity of Crassostrea gigas , (Lamellibranchia: Ostreidae) were studied in the Exe Estuary at monthly intervals over one year and in relation to host age-classes. A total of four metazoan species was found to parasitize C. gigas in the Exe Estuary: the turbellarian Paravortex sp., cercaria Lepocreadiidae, metacercariae of Renicola roscovita and the copepod Mytilicola intestinalis . Only R. roscovita and M. intestinalis were present in all months throughout the year and in all host age-classes. Analysis of the metazoan parasite community at individual host level revealed little variation in community structure with respect to season or host age, as only a slight increase in diversity values was observed during the summer months. However, community diversity does vary from year to year, as shown by comparison between host age group samples in three consecutive years. None of the parasites are specialist to oysters but all appear to be widespread and abundant parasite of other lamellibranch species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Crassostrea gigas Cambridge University Press Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 79 1 57 63 |
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Temporal patterns in metazoan parasite community diversity of Crassostrea gigas , (Lamellibranchia: Ostreidae) were studied in the Exe Estuary at monthly intervals over one year and in relation to host age-classes. A total of four metazoan species was found to parasitize C. gigas in the Exe Estuary: the turbellarian Paravortex sp., cercaria Lepocreadiidae, metacercariae of Renicola roscovita and the copepod Mytilicola intestinalis . Only R. roscovita and M. intestinalis were present in all months throughout the year and in all host age-classes. Analysis of the metazoan parasite community at individual host level revealed little variation in community structure with respect to season or host age, as only a slight increase in diversity values was observed during the summer months. However, community diversity does vary from year to year, as shown by comparison between host age group samples in three consecutive years. None of the parasites are specialist to oysters but all appear to be widespread and abundant parasite of other lamellibranch species. |
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Diversity of metazoan parasites of the introduced oyster species Crassostrea gigas in the Exe Estuary |
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Diversity of metazoan parasites of the introduced oyster species Crassostrea gigas in the Exe Estuary |
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Diversity of metazoan parasites of the introduced oyster species Crassostrea gigas in the Exe Estuary |
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Diversity of metazoan parasites of the introduced oyster species Crassostrea gigas in the Exe Estuary |
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Diversity of metazoan parasites of the introduced oyster species Crassostrea gigas in the Exe Estuary |
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diversity of metazoan parasites of the introduced oyster species crassostrea gigas in the exe estuary |
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1999 |
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