Escaped introduced sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) infected by Sphaerospora testicularis (Myxozoa) reach maturity in coastal habitats off Canary Islands

Marine Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-31

  Toledo Guedes, Kilian ^a,b   Sanchez Jerez, Pablo ^b   Mora Vidal, Jaume ^a   Girard, Dominique ^a   Brito, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Dicentrarchus labrax; Escapees; Exotic species; Introduction; Sphaerospora testicularis

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIVITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MATURATION; NEW RECORD; PARASITE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); CANARY ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SPAIN; TENERIFE;

DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; MYXOZOA; SERRANIDAE; SPHAEROSPORA TESTICULARIS;

EID: 84856008499     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2011.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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