Spionid mudworm infestation of farmed abalone (Haliotis spp.)

Aquaculture

Volumn 221, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 85-96

  Lleonart, M ^a,b   Handlinger, J ^a   Powell, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b University of Tasmania ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Abalone; Blister; Disease; Mudworm; Spionid

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; DISEASE; MOLLUSC CULTURE; PARASITE INFESTATION;

BOCCARDIA; BOCCARDIA KNOXI; GASTROPODA; HALIOTIDAE; HALIOTIS; HALIOTIS CORRUGATA; POLYDORA HOPLURA; SPIONIDAE;

EID: 0037402483     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(03)00116-9     Document Type: Article

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