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Parasitic copepods in the sea hare Dolabrifera brazieri (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia: Anaspidea)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2003

Cathryn L. Clarke  and
Annette Klussmann-Kolb
Cathryn L. Clarke
Affiliation:
School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia
Annette Klussmann-Kolb
Affiliation:
Zoologisches Institut der J.W. Goethe Universität, Siesmayerstrasse 70, 60054 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Abstract

The parasitic copepod, Alimeda orientalis, is recorded from the gill of the sea hare, Dolabrifera brazieri (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia: Anaspidea). Ten specimens of D. brazieri from a population on the coast of New South Wales, Australia were examined for the incidence of parasitism. Histological techniques and scanning electron microscopy were utilized to determine the feeding mode of A. orientalis and its effect on the host. Alimeda orientalis is a tissue feeder on the gill tissue, and damage caused by feeding and attachment is minimal.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 83 , Issue 4 , August 2003 , pp. 793 - 796
Copyright
2003 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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