Occurrence of Conchophthirus acuminatus (Protista: Ciliophora) in Dreissena polymorpha (Mollusca: Bivalvia) along the River Shannon, Ireland

Biological Invasions

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-156

  Conn, David Bruce ^a   Simpson, Sarah E ^a   Minchin, Dan ^b   Lucy, Frances E ^c  

^a BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Marine Organism Investigations   (Ireland)

^c Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ciliate; Commensal; Conchophthirus; Dreissena; Invasive; Ireland; Mollusk; Symbiotic; Zebra mussel

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIVALVE; CILIATE; COMMENSAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOST SPECIFICITY; RIVER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; SHANNON RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE;

BIVALVIA; CILIOPHORA; CONCHOPHTHIRUS; CONCHOPHTHIRUS ACUMINATUS; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; MOLLUSCA; PROTISTA;

EID: 38349132988     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9118-9     Document Type: Article

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