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A new record of Ellobiopsis chattoni (Flagellata incertae sedis) and its incidence in a population of Undinula vulgaris var. major (Crustacea Copepoda)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

J. H. Wickstead
J. H. Wickstead
Affiliation:
Department of Technical Co-operation
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The presence of Ellobiopsis chattoni is recorded on Undinula vulgaris var. major for the first time.

The presence of this parasite in shallow tropical water, within a temperature range of 25·92–26·28° C. (salinity range 35·43–36·38‰) is recorded for the first time.

It is noted that the parasite was completely species specific to its host.

Table l analyses the incidence of the parasite in a population of Undinula vulgaris.

It was found that the parasite affected egg production in the ovaries. The suggestion is that it produces a starvation effect on the copepod, this effect being reversible.

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Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 53 , Issue 1-2 , May 1963 , pp. 293 - 296
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1963

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