Pathology of Hematodinium infections in snow crabs (Chionoecetes opilio) from Newfoundland, Canada

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-100

  Wheeler, Kersten ^a   Shields, Jeffrey D ^a   Taylor, David M ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bitter crab disease; Bitter crab syndrome; Crab; Disease; Fishery; Gills; Hepatopancreas; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRACHYURA; CANADA; DINOFLAGELLATE; GILL; HEART MUSCLE; HEMOLYMPH; HEPATOPANCREAS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; DINOFLAGELLIDA; GILLS; HEMOLYMPH; HEPATOPANCREAS; MYOCARDIUM; NEWFOUNDLAND; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHIONOECETES OPILIO; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DINOPHYCEAE; HEMATODINIUM; HEMATODINIUM SP.;

EID: 34249325462     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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