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Occurrence of the entocommensal rhynchocoelan, Malacobdella grossa, in the oval piddock, Zirfaea crispata, on the Yorkshire coast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Ray Gibson
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Leeds

Extract

Various aspects have been studied of the relationship between the entocommensal nemertean Malacobdella grossa [O.F. Müller, 1776] and its host on the Yorkshire coast, the lamellibranch Zirfaea crispata L. Larger host populations clearly show both a higher overall percentage infection and greater numbers of multiple infections. Larger hosts tend to harbour larger Malacobdella; allied with this fact is the conclusion that the older the host population the more restricted is the availability of potential hosts for future infections.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1967

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