Branchiobdellidan infestation on endangered white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) in the UK

Parasitology

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 774-780

  Rosewarne, P J ^a   Mortimer, R J G ^a   Dunn, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Austropotamobius pallipes; Branchiobdella astaci; crayfish parasite; gill melanization

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; ARTICLE; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES; BRANCHIOBDELLA ASTACI; BRANCHIOBDELLIDAN INFESTATION; COCOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE LOAD; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; UNITED KINGDOM; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANNELIDA; ASTACOIDEA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GILLS; GREAT BRITAIN; MALE; MELANINS; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; ASTACOIDEA; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES; BRANCHIOBDELLA; BRANCHIOBDELLA ASTACI; BRANCHIOBDELLA PARASITA;

EID: 84861052265     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118201100240X     Document Type: Article

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