Parasites of cephalopods in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean): new host records and host specificity

Parasites of cephalopods in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean): new host records and host specificity

This paper examines the species composition of the parasite fauna and the values of infection for seven species of cephalopods in the Mediterranean at the Tyrrhenian Sea (West coast of Italy). Results suggest the important role of cephalopods as intermediate hosts in the life cycle of anisakine nema...

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Main Authors: C. Gestal, Paola Belcari, Elvira Abollo, Santiago Pascual
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 1999-03-01
Series:Scientia Marina
Subjects:
cephalopod molluscs
parasite fauna
tyrrhenian sea
Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/835
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spelling doaj-b53b0143c1d1489bb58039856cc824602021-05-05T13:49:51ZengConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasScientia Marina0214-83581886-81341999-03-01631394310.3989/scimar.1999.63n139827Parasites of cephalopods in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean): new host records and host specificityC. Gestal0Paola Belcari1Elvira Abollo2Santiago Pascual3Laboratorio de Parasitología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de VigoDipartimento di Scienze dell’Uomo e dell’Ambiente. Universitá degli Studi di PisaLaboratorio de Parasitología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de VigoLaboratorio de Parasitología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de VigoThis paper examines the species composition of the parasite fauna and the values of infection for seven species of cephalopods in the Mediterranean at the Tyrrhenian Sea (West coast of Italy). Results suggest the important role of cephalopods as intermediate hosts in the life cycle of anisakine nematodes and pennellid copepods. The low host specificity (i. e., eurixenous condition) of metazoan parasites in cephalopods worldwide is also reinforced.http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/835cephalopod molluscsparasite faunatyrrhenian sea
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author C. Gestal
Paola Belcari
Elvira Abollo
Santiago Pascual
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Paola Belcari
Elvira Abollo
Santiago Pascual
Parasites of cephalopods in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean): new host records and host specificity
Scientia Marina
cephalopod molluscs
parasite fauna
tyrrhenian sea
author_facet C. Gestal
Paola Belcari
Elvira Abollo
Santiago Pascual
author_sort C. Gestal
title Parasites of cephalopods in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean): new host records and host specificity
title_short Parasites of cephalopods in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean): new host records and host specificity
title_full Parasites of cephalopods in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean): new host records and host specificity
title_fullStr Parasites of cephalopods in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean): new host records and host specificity
title_full_unstemmed Parasites of cephalopods in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean): new host records and host specificity
title_sort parasites of cephalopods in the northern tyrrhenian sea (western mediterranean): new host records and host specificity
publisher Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
series Scientia Marina
issn 0214-8358
1886-8134
publishDate 1999-03-01
description This paper examines the species composition of the parasite fauna and the values of infection for seven species of cephalopods in the Mediterranean at the Tyrrhenian Sea (West coast of Italy). Results suggest the important role of cephalopods as intermediate hosts in the life cycle of anisakine nematodes and pennellid copepods. The low host specificity (i. e., eurixenous condition) of metazoan parasites in cephalopods worldwide is also reinforced.
topic cephalopod molluscs
parasite fauna
tyrrhenian sea
url http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/835
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