Effects of larval trematode parasitism on the reproductive capacity of Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum in a sandy-mud tidal flat on the west coast of Korea
Gonad intrusion of the larval trematodes often results in substantial damage to the reproductive capacity of some economically important marine bivalves. Such detrimental impacts of the larval trematode infection are observed in Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum in the coastal Yellow Sea, although...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.936520/full |