Patterns of emergence and survival of Conchophthirus acuminatus (Ciliophora: Conchophthiridae) from Dreissena polymorpha (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae)

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 495-500

  Karatayev, Alexander Y ^a   Mastitsky, Sergey E ^b   Molloy, Daniel P ^c   Burlakova, Lyubov E ^a  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BELARUSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

^c NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Ciliate; Commensal; Conchophthirus acuminatus; Dreissena polymorpha; Host; Mantle cavity; Zebra mussel

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CILIATE; COMMENSAL; EMERGENCE; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; SURVIVAL;

BIVALVIA; CILIOPHORA; CONCHOPHTHIRIDAE; CONCHOPHTHIRUS; CONCHOPHTHIRUS ACUMINATUS; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; DREISSENIDAE;

EID: 0037790024     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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