The Effect of the Mesoparasitic Barnacle Anelasma on the Development of Reproductive Organs of Deep-sea Squaloid Sharks, Centroscyllium and Etmopterus

Specimens of the mesoparasitic barnacle, Anelasma, were found attached to several host deep-sea squaloid sharks, Centroscyllium fabricii from off Greenland, Etmopterus princeps from the Canary Islands, and Etmopterus unicolor and Etmopterus granulosus from Three Kings Ridge and Louisville Ridge near...

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Published in:	Environmental biology of fishes Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 329 - 339
Main Authors:	Yano, Kazunari, Musick, John A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer 01.11.2000 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Agnatha. Pisces Anelasma Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Biological and medical sciences Centroscyllium fabricii Deep sea Etmopterus granulosus Etmopterus princeps Etmopterus unicolor Females Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Marine Parasites Sharks Vertebrata ASE, Atlantic, Canary Is ANW, Greenland PSE, South Pacific, Three Kings Ridge PSE, South Pacific, Louisville Ridge Host parasite relation Sexual development Interspecific comparison Parasite Host Crustacea Marine environment Vertebrata Sexual maturity Arthropoda Pisces Body size Cirripedia Inhibition Chondrichthyes Invertebrata
ISSN:	0378-1909, 1573-5133
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