Identification assisted by molecular markers of larval parasites in two limpet species (Patellogastropoda: Nacella) inhabiting Antarctic and Magellan coastal systems

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Flores, K., López, Z., Levicoy, D., Muñoz Ramírez, Carlos, González Wevar, Claudio, Oliva, M. E., Cárdenas, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2019
• Subjects: Digenean parasites; Molecular markers; Nacella concinna; Nacella deaurata; Southern Ocean; Antarctic; Nacella; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02511-6; https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/172591

In the Southern Ocean, many parasites of vertebrates (mainly helminth groups) have been recognized as endemic species, but parasites of marine invertebrates remain almost unknown. It is reasonable to assume that digenean larvae will parasitize gastropods, bivalves, amphipods, and annelids, the usual...