The effects of parasitism by the barnacle Loxothylacus panopaei (Gissler) (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala) on growth and survival of the host crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould) (Brachyura: Xanthidae)

The effects of parasitism by the barnacle Loxothylacus panopaei (Gissler) (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala) on growth and survival of the host crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould) (Brachyura: Xanthidae)

The crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould) (Brachyura: Xanthidae) was infected in the laboratory with the parasitic barnacle Loxothylacus panopaei (Gissler) (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala). Crabs and barnacles were collected in the Rhode River in the Chesapeake Bay, MD. Forty-three out of 153 R. harrisii,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 1995-11, Vol.192 (2), p.221-232
Hauptverfasser: Alvarez, Fernando, Hines, Anson H., Reaka-Kudla, Marjorie L.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Brackish
Chesapeake Bay
Crab
Crustacea
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Host-parasite interaction
Invertebrates
Loxothylacus panopaei
Parasitic castration
Pathology
Rhithropanopeus harrisii
Rhizocephalan barnacle
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Zusammenfassung:The crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould) (Brachyura: Xanthidae) was infected in the laboratory with the parasitic barnacle Loxothylacus panopaei (Gissler) (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala). Crabs and barnacles were collected in the Rhode River in the Chesapeake Bay, MD. Forty-three out of 153 R. harrisii, including stages from megalopa (
ISSN:0022-0981
1879-1697
DOI:10.1016/0022-0981(95)00068-3