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Occurrence of Maritrema arenaria (Digenea: Microphallidae) in the acorn barnacle, Balanus perforatus (Cirripedia: Balanidae) from south-west Wales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2000

A. Sari  and
M. Malek
A. Sari
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
M. Malek
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Abstract

This is the first record of the digenean parasite (Maritrema arenaria) in the acorn barnacle (Balanus perforatus). The seasonal variations in the abundance and prevalence of infection as well as variation of these with tidal level and barnacle scutum lengths are discussed.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 80 , Issue 2 , April 2000 , pp. 371 - 372
Copyright
© 2000 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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