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Mortality and hematology of blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, experimentally infected with the parasitic dinoflagellate Hematodinium perezi

Year: 2000

Type: article

Abstract: On the eastern seaboard of the United States, populations of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, experi-ence recurring outbreaks of a parasitic dinoflagellate, Hematodinium perezi. Epizootics fulminate in summer and autumn causing mortalities in high-salinity embayments and estuaries. In laboratory studies, we experimentally investigated host mortality due to the disease, assessed differential hemato-logical changes in infected crabs, and examined proliferation of the parasite.

Source: W&M Publish (College of William & Mary)

Authors: Jeffrey D. Shields, Christopher M. Squyars

Institution: Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Language: English

Topic: Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Life below water, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

OpenAlex ID: W169118609

FWCI: 3.1

Cites: 26

Cited by: 89

Related to: 10