Parasitic and symbiotic fauna in oysters collected from the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary in Florida

Parasitic and symbiotic fauna in oysters collected from the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary in Florida

Studies of oysters, Crassostrea virginica, collected from 10 sites in the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary, Florida, revealed a varied parasite and symbiotic faunae that have never been reported in this area. Organisms observed included ovacystis virus infecting gametes at four sites (prevalence

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of shellfish research 2004-12, Vol.23 (3), p.831-840
Hauptverfasser: Winstead, James T, Volety, Aswani K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Brackish
Bucephalus
Crassostrea
Crassostrea virginica
Diseases
Echinostoma
Eutima
Freshwater
Nematopsis
Nematopsis ostrearum
Oysters
Parasites
Proctoeces maculatus
Tylocephalum
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Zusammenfassung:Studies of oysters, Crassostrea virginica, collected from 10 sites in the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary, Florida, revealed a varied parasite and symbiotic faunae that have never been reported in this area. Organisms observed included ovacystis virus infecting gametes at four sites (prevalence
ISSN:0730-8000
1943-6319