The common dab as definitive host for the Pennellid copepods Lernaeocera branchialis and Haemobaphes cyclopterina |
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| Authors: | G. S. Begg D. W. Bruno |
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| Affiliation: | FRS Marine Laboratory, P.O. Box 101, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, U.K. |
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Seven (0.039%) and five (0·028%) of 18 163 common dab from the east coast of Scotland were definitive hosts to Lernaeocera branchialis and to Haemobaphes cyclopterina , respectively. Both represent new host records. Muscle necrosis and localized haemorrhage were associated with H. cyclopterina infestation and as described from other definitive hosts. |
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| Keywords: | Lernaeocera branchialis Haemobaphes cyclopterina Pennellidae parasite common dab Limanda limanda |
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