Parasitic Crustacea
State of Knowledge and Future Trends
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Morphological and molecular characterisation of Alella igillimpethu n. sp. (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Lernaeopodidae) parasitising the southern African endemic intertidal klipfish, Clinus superciliosus
Lernaeopodidae Milne Edwards, 1840, is an ecological and economically important fish parasite family of copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda), consisting of 48 genera with 334 valid species. To date, approximately 17...
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Pseudodactylogyrus anguillae (Yin & Sproston, 1948) from the giant mottled eel Anguilla marmorata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824, in the Phongolo River, South Africa: an invader on the African continent
The global invasive anguillid gill parasite Pseudodactylogyrus anguillae (Yin and Sproston, 1948) has only recently been documented from eels in South Africa. As there is no known eel trade in South Africa, the s...
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Open AccessHooked on you: shape of attachment structures in cymothoid isopods reflects parasitic strategy
Parasite attachment structures are critical traits that influence effective host exploitation and survival. Morphology of attachment structures can reinforce host specificity and niche specialisation, or even ...
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Introduction to Parasitic Crustacea: State of Knowledge and Future Trends
Parasitic crustaceans are globally considered to be some of the most successful and diverse parasites. They are ubiquitous in the aquatic environment and are known to occur on a wide range of vertebrate and in...
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Parasitic Crustacea as Vectors
In assessing the role of parasitic crustaceans as vectors, it is interesting to note that the relevant literature appears to be limited to a handful of species. Isopods of the genus Gnathia (family Gnathiidae) li...
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History of Discovery of Parasitic Crustacea
Parasitic Crustacea have been present in scientific literature since Linnaeus introduced the first classification system (binomial nomenclature). Crustaceans are considered to be the most morphologically diver...
