Growth of Alaskan Blue King Crabs, Paralithodes Platypus (Brandt), Parasitized By the Rhizocephalan Briarosaccus Callosus Boschma

In this report the authors have examined growth in the laboratory of Paralithodes platypus parasitized by Briarosaccus callosus and compare absorption efficiency, number of crabs which molted, molting success, relative molt increment and body weight gains with those of nonparasitized crabs.

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Published in:Crustaceana 1987, Vol.52 (1), p.78-84
Main Authors: Hawkes, Clayton R, Meyers, Theodore R, Shirley, Thomas C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Briarosaccus callosus
Crustacea
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
Marine
Paralithodes platypus
Pathology
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Summary:In this report the authors have examined growth in the laboratory of Paralithodes platypus parasitized by Briarosaccus callosus and compare absorption efficiency, number of crabs which molted, molting success, relative molt increment and body weight gains with those of nonparasitized crabs.
ISSN:0011-216X
1568-5403
DOI:10.1163/156854087X00088