Lack of transmission of Hematodinium sp in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus through cannibalism

• Published in: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
• Main Authors: Li, CW, Wheeler, KN, Shields, Jeffrey D.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2011
• Subjects: Parasitic Dinoflagellate; Chionoecetes-Bairdi; Disease; Opilio; Newfoundland; Infections; Canada; Bay; Prevalence; Estuary; Aquatic Health Sciences Peer-Reviewed Articles; Aquaculture and Fisheries; Canada Bay; Chionoecetes bairdi
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsarticles/920; https://scholarworks.wm.edu/context/vimsarticles/article/1920/viewcontent/d096p249.pdf

Hematodinium spp. are parasitic dinoflagellates of marine crustaceans. Outbreaks of Hematodinium sp. have impacted commercial landings of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus in the coastal bays of Virginia and Maryland (USA), with seasonal peaks in prevalence reaching 85%. The life cycle and transmiss...