Picoeucaryot alga infecting blue mussel Mytilus edulis in southern Norway

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-32

  Mortensen, Stein ^a   Harkestad, Lisbeth S ^a   Stene, Rolf Olav ^b   Renault, Tristan ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Department of Environment ^*  (Norway)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Algae; Blue mussel; Green pustules; Infections; Inflammation; Mytilus edulis; Picoeucaryot; Shell deformities

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIVALVE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PARASITIC DISEASE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; CHLOROPHYTA; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 13944252111     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao063025     Document Type: Article

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