Note on host specificity of the isopod parasite, Nerocila sp.

Meenakshisundaram, P T (1964) Note on host specificity of the isopod parasite, Nerocila sp. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 7 (1). pp. 202-204.

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Abstract

Host specificity is very strongly expressed in a great number of fish parasites, especially in the majority of ectoparasites like isopods. While engaged in the length frequency studies of the Indian Herring, Ilisha filigera (Val.) landed by bull trawlers of the New India Fisheries Company Limited at Sassoon Docks, the isopod parasite, Nerocila sp. was seen very commonly in Ilisha indica during the months of December and February. Though this has been already observed by Chidambaran| and Devidas Menon (1945) in Calicut, the case of host specificity among the species of the same genus has not been pointed out so far.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ectoparasites; isopods; Sassoon Docks; Nerocila
Subjects:	Invertebrates > Parasites Invertebrates Crustacean Fisheries > Isopod
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
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Date Deposited:	06 Aug 2010 09:53
Last Modified:	17 Mar 2023 06:43
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/1680

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