Ellobiopsidae of Alaskan Coastal Waters
Four species of ellobiopsids were taken in Alaskan coastal waters. Thalassomyces fagei (a synonym of Amallocystis fagei) was found to parasitize specimens of the euphausid Thysanoessa raschii taken in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. The development of T. fagei external to the host from a small knob to the mat...
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ftunivhawaiimano:oai:scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu:10125/7721 2023-05-15T16:57:47+02:00 Ellobiopsidae of Alaskan Coastal Waters Hoffman, Ethelwyn G. Yancey, Robert M. 1966-01 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7721 en-US eng University of Hawai'i Press Hoffman EG, Yancey RM. 1966. Ellobiopsidae of Alaskan coastal waters. Pac Sci 20(1): 70-78. 0030-8870 http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7721 Article Text 1966 ftunivhawaiimano 2022-07-17T13:30:03Z Four species of ellobiopsids were taken in Alaskan coastal waters. Thalassomyces fagei (a synonym of Amallocystis fagei) was found to parasitize specimens of the euphausid Thysanoessa raschii taken in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. The development of T. fagei external to the host from a small knob to the mature form was found to occur by repeated dichotomous branching. T. fagei occurred during April and May hut was not observed at other times of the year. Thalassomyces sp. was found to be parasitic on specimens of the mysid Acanthomysis pseudomacropsis taken in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. The range of Thalassomyces capillosus, parasitic on the caridean Pasiphaea pacifica, is extended from Coos Bay, Oregon, to Orca Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska. Ellobiopsis chattoni was found to parasitize the copepod Metridia longa, a new host of this ellobiopsid. Specimens of E. chattoni were taken in the waters of southeastern Alaska, extending the range of E. chattoni from the Atlantic to the north Pacific. Article in Journal/Newspaper Kachemak Orca Thysanoessa raschii Alaska ScholarSpace at University of Hawaii at Manoa Pacific |
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Four species of ellobiopsids were taken in Alaskan coastal waters. Thalassomyces fagei (a synonym of Amallocystis fagei) was found to parasitize specimens of the euphausid Thysanoessa raschii taken in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. The development of T. fagei external to the host from a small knob to the mature form was found to occur by repeated dichotomous branching. T. fagei occurred during April and May hut was not observed at other times of the year. Thalassomyces sp. was found to be parasitic on specimens of the mysid Acanthomysis pseudomacropsis taken in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. The range of Thalassomyces capillosus, parasitic on the caridean Pasiphaea pacifica, is extended from Coos Bay, Oregon, to Orca Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska. Ellobiopsis chattoni was found to parasitize the copepod Metridia longa, a new host of this ellobiopsid. Specimens of E. chattoni were taken in the waters of southeastern Alaska, extending the range of E. chattoni from the Atlantic to the north Pacific. |
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Hoffman, Ethelwyn G. Yancey, Robert M. |
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Hoffman, Ethelwyn G. Yancey, Robert M. Ellobiopsidae of Alaskan Coastal Waters |
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Hoffman, Ethelwyn G. Yancey, Robert M. |
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Hoffman, Ethelwyn G. |
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Ellobiopsidae of Alaskan Coastal Waters |
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Ellobiopsidae of Alaskan Coastal Waters |
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Ellobiopsidae of Alaskan Coastal Waters |
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Ellobiopsidae of Alaskan Coastal Waters |
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Ellobiopsidae of Alaskan Coastal Waters |
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ellobiopsidae of alaskan coastal waters |
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University of Hawai'i Press |
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1966 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7721 |
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Kachemak Orca Thysanoessa raschii Alaska |
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Kachemak Orca Thysanoessa raschii Alaska |
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Hoffman EG, Yancey RM. 1966. Ellobiopsidae of Alaskan coastal waters. Pac Sci 20(1): 70-78. 0030-8870 http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7721 |
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