First step towards understanding the specific identity of fish muscle parasites of the genus Sarcotaces (Copepoda: Philichthyidae)—New species and first molecular ID in the genus

First step towards understanding the specific identity of fish muscle parasites of the genus Sarcotaces (Copepoda: Philichthyidae)—New species and first molecular ID in the genus

Parasitic copepods of the genus Sarcotaces are remarkable. They occur in galls inside skeletal muscles of fishes and it is virtually impossible to overlook them, especially during fish handling and processing. The galls contain an intensively black ink-like substance that may stain fish tissue durin...

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Main Authors: Wojciech Piasecki, Dominika Barcikowska, Remigiusz Panicz, Piotr Eljasik, Paweł Kochmański
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Subjects:
COI
Mesoparasitism redefined
Host–parasite relation
Mora moro
Copepod biology
Copepod taxonomy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221322442200027X

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