Effects of the epibiotic heterotrich ciliate Mirofolliculina limnoriae and of moulting on faecal pellet production by the wood-boring isopods, Limnoria tripunctata and Limnoria quadripunctata

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 334, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-173

  Delgery, C C ^a,b   Cragg, S M ^a   Busch, S ^a   Morgan, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Naturebureau International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epibiont; Faecal pellets; Limnoria; Mirofolliculina; Moulting

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; ECTOPARASITE; EPIBIONT; FECAL PELLET; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; ISOPOD; MOLT; PARASITISM;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTSMOUTH [ENGLAND]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; CILIOPHORA; FOLLICULINIDAE; ISOPODA; LIMNORIA; LIMNORIA QUADRIPUNCTATA; LIMNORIA TRIPUNCTATA; LIMNORIIDAE;

EID: 33747078239     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.01.026     Document Type: Article

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