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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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Open AccessRedescription and molecular characterisation of the fish ectoparasite Anilocra capensis Leach, 1818 (Isopoda: Cymothoidae), with description of six new species of Anilocra Leach, 1818 from Africa
Anilocra capensis Leach, 1818 is the only named species of Anilocra Leach, 1818 from South Africa. Anilocra is a large genus (> 40 species) with high levels of diversity reported from the Caribbean and Indo-West ...
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Reply to the letter to the editor referencing to “Apparent kleptoparasitism in fish—parasitic gnathiid isopods” 10.1007/s00436-018-6152-8
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Apparent kleptoparasitism in fish—parasitic gnathiid isopods
Gnathiid isopods are common external parasites/micropredators that feed on the blood of marine fishes. During the course of processing samples of gnathiid isopods collected from light traps in the central Phil...
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The Ecological Significance of Parasitic Crustaceans
Despite that aquatic parasite diversity and abundance likely surpasses that of terrestrial parasites, our understanding of aquatic parasites lags far behind our knowledge of terrestrial parasites. This is undo...
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The relationship between lunar periodicity and activity of fish-parasitic gnathiid isopods in the Caribbean
Gnathiid isopod larvae are members of the marine demersal zooplankton community and are common ectoparasites of coral reef fishes, emerging from the substratum, mostly at night and crepuscular periods to feed ...
