Ectosymbionts of the non-indigenous Asian shore crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus (Decapoda: Varunidae), in the western north Atlantic, and a search for its parasites

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 41, Issue 37-40, 2007, Pages 2379-2396

  McDermott, John J ^a  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian shore crab; Bryozoa; Carcinus; Decapoda; Ectosymbionts; Hemigrapsus sanguineus; Mytilus; New Jersey; Panopeus; Varunidae

Indexed keywords

BRYOZOAN; CRAB; EPIBIONT; POLYCHAETE; ROCKY SHORE; SYMBIONT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALCYONIDIUM ALBESCENS; BALANUS IMPROVISUS; BRYOZOA; CARCINUS; CARCINUS MAENAS; CONOPEUM TENUISSIMUM; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS; HEMIGRAPSUS SANGUINEUS; HYDROIDES DIANTHUS; LEPTOMEDUSAE; MEMBRANIPORA TENUIS; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS; PANOPEUS; PANOPEUS HERBSTII; POLYCHAETA; SABELLARIA VULGARIS; SEMIBALANUS BALANOIDES; SPIRORBIS; THORACICA; VARUNIDAE;

EID: 36749044323     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701630691     Document Type: Article

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