Lobster (Homarus americanus), a new host for marine horsehair worms (Nectonema agile, Nematomorpha)

Nectonema species are parasites of decapod crustaceans and the only known representatives of the otherwise freshwater/terrestrial taxon Nematomorpha. We report the American lobster, Homarus americanus, as a new host for Nectonema agile, a first record among astacidean decapods. A female, about 590 m...

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Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013-05, Vol.93 (3), p.631-633
Main Authors: Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Pohle, Gerhard, Gaudette, Julien, Burdett-Coutts, Victoria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Crustaceans
Females
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Homarus americanus
Invertebrates
Islands
Marine
Nectonema
Nectonema agile
Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha
Nematomorpha
Parasites
Sea water ecosystems
Shellfish
Synecology
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Summary:Nectonema species are parasites of decapod crustaceans and the only known representatives of the otherwise freshwater/terrestrial taxon Nematomorpha. We report the American lobster, Homarus americanus, as a new host for Nectonema agile, a first record among astacidean decapods. A female, about 590 mm long, was found in the body cavity of one female lobster specimen. We assume lobster to be a very rare host for Nectonema.
ISSN:0025-3154
1469-7769
DOI:10.1017/S0025315412000719