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calliobdella lophii (hirudinea: piscicolidae) parasitizing white anglerfish lophius piscatorius off the north of spain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2005

jorge landa ,
juan c. arronte ,
pablo abaunza  and
antonio c. fariña
jorge landa
Affiliation:
instituto español de oceanografía, promontorio san martín, s/n, 39004 santander, spain
juan c. arronte
Affiliation:
universidad de oviedo, departamento b.o.s. (zoología), c/catedrático rodrigo uría, s/n, oviedo, spain
pablo abaunza
Affiliation:
instituto español de oceanografía, promontorio san martín, s/n, 39004 santander, spain
antonio c. fariña
Affiliation:
instituto español de oceanografía, muelle de las ánimas, s/n, 15001, a coruña, spain
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Abstract

this paper describes the interaction between two species: white anglerfish lophius piscatorius and its specific leech parasite calliobdella lophii off the north of spain. catches of white anglerfish by the spanish gill-net fleet operating in those waters were sampled monthly in 2001. abundance, mean intensity and prevalence were used to analyse infestation level by c. lophii. prevalence of leeches and fish length was significantly correlated. mean intensity was higher on larger white anglerfish. significant differences were found in the presence of leeches by fish length between areas, with higher values in the western part of the studied area. no significant differences were found in the presence of leeches between sexes or seasons.

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research article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 85 , Issue 5 , October 2005 , pp. 1297 - 1300
Copyright
© 2005 marine biological association of the united kingdom

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