Monitoring the prevalence of the parasitic dinoflagellate Hematodinium sp. in snow crabs Chionoecetes opilio from Conception Bay, Newfoundland

Bitter crab disease (BCD) of snow crabs Chionoecetes opilio is caused by a parasitic dinoflagellate, Hematodinium sp. In Newfoundland's commercial fishery, infected snow crabs are identified using visual, macroscopic signs of disease for separation prior to processing. We estimated the sensitiv...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diseases of aquatic organisms 2003-01, Vol.53 (1), p.67-75
Hauptverfasser:	PESTAL, Gottfried P, TAYLOR, David M, HOENIG, John M, SHIELDS, Jeffrey D, PICKAVANCE, Roger
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Biological and medical sciences Bitter crab disease Brachyura - parasitology Chionoecetes Chionoecetes opilio Cluster Analysis Dinoflagellida - isolation & purification Disease Reservoirs - veterinary Fisheries Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hematodinium Hemolymph - parasitology Marine Newfoundland and Labrador - epidemiology Prevalence Protozoa. Invertebrata Sensitivity and Specificity Shellfish - parasitology
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