Infestation of parasitic barnacle Sacculina spp. in commercial marine crabs

Commercial crab species infected of rhizocephalan cirripedes are reported from the coast of Parangipettai. Sacculina spp. were collected from brachyuran hosts Portunus sanquinolentus, Portunus hastatoides, Chaybdis feriatus, Charybdis variegate, Charybdis natator, Charybdis miles, Charybdis lucifera...

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Published in:Journal of parasitic diseases 2014-09, Vol.38 (3), p.337-339
Main Authors: Elumalai, V, Viswanathan, C, Pravinkumar, M, Raffi, S. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Charybdis hellerii
Charybdis lucifera
Charybdis natator
Cirripedia
crabs
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
hosts
Infectious Diseases
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Portunus
Short Communication
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Summary:Commercial crab species infected of rhizocephalan cirripedes are reported from the coast of Parangipettai. Sacculina spp. were collected from brachyuran hosts Portunus sanquinolentus, Portunus hastatoides, Chaybdis feriatus, Charybdis variegate, Charybdis natator, Charybdis miles, Charybdis lucifera, Charybdis hoplites, Charybdis hellerii, Charybdis granulate, Charybdis amboinensis and Thalamita coeruleipes respectively.
ISSN:0971-7196
0975-0703
DOI:10.1007/s12639-013-0247-z