Pebrilla paguri (ciliophora, folliculinidae) on four mediterranean hermit crab species

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-335

  Basile, Rita ^a   Tirelli, Tina ^a   Pessani, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcinus tubularis; Clibanarius erythropus; Epibiosis; Lorica; Paguristes eremita; Pagurus excavatus

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; CRAB; HOST PREFERENCE; HOST RANGE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALCINUS; CILIOPHORA; CLIBANARIUS; COLUMELLA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FOLLICULINIDAE; LORICA; PAGURISTES; PAGURUS;

EID: 11044227514     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000409356591     Document Type: Article

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