Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Distribution of isopod parasites in Carangid fishes from Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India

2014; Springer Nature; Volume: 40; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s12639-014-0460-4

ISSN

0975-0703

Autores

Ganapathy Rameshkumar, S. Ravichandran, Mathan Ramesh,

Tópico(s)

Turtle Biology and Conservation

Resumo

Crustacean parasites absorb their nourishment directly from hosts for feeding. The present study was aimed at collecting information as possible on this so far neglected group of isopod parasites of the Carangid fishes of Parangipettai coastal environment. A very little information is available regarding the isopod parasites of Carangid fishes. In the present study six species of isopods belonging to 3 genera were found on four species of fishes. The distribution of Catoessa boscii is found throughout the year.

Referência(s)