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

The benthic isopod Mesidotea (=Saduria) sibirica from the Herschel Island waters, Yukon Territory, was found to be internally infected with an extracellular protozoan parasite of uncertain identity. The infection is systemic. This is the first reported incidence of an infection in the isopod populat...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Korczynski, R.E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1985
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65205 2023-05-15T14:19:15+02:00 An Enigmatic Protozoan Infection in the Isopod Mesidotea (=Saduria) sibirica from Herschel Island Korczynski, R.E. 1985-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65205 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65205/49119 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65205 ARCTIC; Vol. 38 No. 4 (1985): December: 261–356; 336-337 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal mortality Benthos Mesidotea Parasites Protozoa Herschel Island waters Yukon info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1985 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:19Z The benthic isopod Mesidotea (=Saduria) sibirica from the Herschel Island waters, Yukon Territory, was found to be internally infected 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.Key words: isopod, Mesidotea, Saduria, sibrica, protozoan infection, parasite, Herschel Island Mots clés: isopode, Mesidotea, Saduria, sibrica, infection protozoaire, parasite, île Herschel Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Herschel Herschel Island Yukon University of Calgary Journal Hosting Herschel Island ENVELOPE(-139.089,-139.089,69.583,69.583) Yukon ARCTIC 38 4
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topic Animal mortality
Benthos
Mesidotea
Parasites
Protozoa
Herschel Island waters
Yukon
spellingShingle Animal mortality
Benthos
Mesidotea
Parasites
Protozoa
Herschel Island waters
Yukon
Korczynski, R.E.
An Enigmatic Protozoan Infection in the Isopod Mesidotea (=Saduria) sibirica from Herschel Island
topic_facet Animal mortality
Benthos
Mesidotea
Parasites
Protozoa
Herschel Island waters
Yukon
description The benthic isopod Mesidotea (=Saduria) sibirica from the Herschel Island waters, Yukon Territory, was found to be internally infected 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.Key words: isopod, Mesidotea, Saduria, sibrica, protozoan infection, parasite, Herschel Island Mots clés: isopode, Mesidotea, Saduria, sibrica, infection protozoaire, parasite, île Herschel
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author Korczynski, R.E.
author_facet Korczynski, R.E.
author_sort Korczynski, R.E.
title An Enigmatic Protozoan Infection in the Isopod Mesidotea (=Saduria) sibirica from Herschel Island
title_short An Enigmatic Protozoan Infection in the Isopod Mesidotea (=Saduria) sibirica from Herschel Island
title_full An Enigmatic Protozoan Infection in the Isopod Mesidotea (=Saduria) sibirica from Herschel Island
title_fullStr An Enigmatic Protozoan Infection in the Isopod Mesidotea (=Saduria) sibirica from Herschel Island
title_full_unstemmed An Enigmatic Protozoan Infection in the Isopod Mesidotea (=Saduria) sibirica from Herschel Island
title_sort enigmatic protozoan infection in the isopod mesidotea (=saduria) sibirica from herschel island
publisher The Arctic Institute of North America
publishDate 1985
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