Spionid polychaete infestations of intertidal Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg), Mahurangi Harbour, northern New Zealand

Aquaculture

Volumn 153, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 191-205

  Handley, S J ^a   Bergquist, P R ^b  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Boccardia; Mudworm; Pacific oysters; Polydova; Spionid polychaetes

Indexed keywords

CONDITION; INFESTATION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; OYSTER CULTURE; PACIFIC OYSTER; PARASITES; PEST INFESTATION;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, MAHURANGI HARBOUR;

BIVALVIA; BOCCARDIA ACUS; BOCCARDIA CHILENSIS; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; PARABOCCARDIA ACUS; POLYCHAETA; POLYDORA HOPLURA; POLYDORA WEBSTERI;

EID: 0030759340     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(97)00032-X     Document Type: Article

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