An Enigmatic Protozoan Infection in the Isopod Mesidotea ( =Saduria) sibirica from Herschel Island

ABSTRACT. The benthic isopod Mesidoteu (=Saduria) sibiricu from the Herschel Island waters, Yukon Territory, was found to be internally in-fected with an extracellular protozoan parasite of uncertain identity. The infection is systemic. This is the first reported incidence of an infection in the iso...

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Main Author: R. E. Korczynski
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Key words
isopod
Mesidoteu
Suduria
sibirica
protozoan infection
parasite
Herschel Island
Yukon
Arctic
Herschel
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.574.650
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic38-4-336.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT. The benthic isopod Mesidoteu (=Saduria) sibiricu from the Herschel Island waters, Yukon Territory, was found to be internally in-fected with an extracellular protozoan parasite of uncertain identity. The infection is systemic. This is the first reported incidence of an infection in the isopod population in the Herschel Island waters.

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