Browsing by Subject "Ectoparasite"
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Description of Citharodactylus gagei n. gen. et n. sp. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) from the moon fish, Citharinus citharus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire), from Lake Turkana
(Springer, 2017)A new genus and species of monogenean belonging to the Gyrodactylidae, Citharodactylus gagei n. gen. et n. sp. (Plathyhelminthes, Monogenea), is described from the gills of the moon fish, Citharinus citharus (Geoffroy ... -
Effects of host injury on susceptibility of marine reef fishes to ectoparasitic gnathiid isopods
(Springer, 2018)The importance of the role that parasites play in ecological communities is becoming increasingly apparent. However much about their impact on hosts and thus populations and communities remains poorly understood. A common ... -
Habitat associations of fish-parasitic gnathiid isopods in a shallow reef system in the central Philippines
(Springer, 2019)Gnathiid isopods are among the most common ectoparasitic organisms infesting marine fishes in benthic marine environments, and are best known in coral reef ecosystems. These micropredators are ecologically important, as ... -
Predation on parasitic gnathiid isopods on coral reefs: a comparison of Caribbean cleaning gobies with non-cleaning microcarnivores
(Springer, 2017)On coral reefs, gnathiid isopods are a common blood-feeding ectoparasite of reef fishes that can have significant impacts on reef-fish health and fitness. Cleaner fishes and shrimps are the only major documented predators ... -
Understanding growth relationships of African cymothoid fish parasitic isopods using specimens from museum and field collections
(Elsevier, 2019)Cymothoid isopods are a diverse group of ectoparasites of fish species, and are particularly conspicuous as they are large and attach to the body surface, mouth, and gill chamber of fish hosts. These parasites transition ...
