New Parasite Records for the Sunfish Mola mola in the Mediterranean Sea and Their Potential Use as Biological Tags for Long-Distance Host Migration

Studies describing the parasite fauna of sunfish species from the Mediterranean Sea are to date limited, despite information gained through parasitological examination may reveal unknown ecological and biological aspects of both hosts and parasites. Moreover, recent molecular studies on sunfish taxo...

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Main Authors: Mario Santoro, Marialetizia Palomba, Simonetta Mattiucci, David Osca, Fabio Crocetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.579728/full