Article
Genetic diversity and expanding nonindigenous range of the rhizocephalan Loxothylacus panopaei parasitizing mud crabs in the western north Atlantic.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Jun 2007
Kruse Inken, Hare Matthew P
Abstract excerpt
Nonindigenous parasite introductions and range expansions have become a major concern because of their potential to restructure communities and impact fisheries. Molecular markers provide an important tool for reconstructing the pattern of introduction. The parasitic castrator Loxothylacus panopaei, a rhizocephalan barnacle, infects estuarine mud crabs in the Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Florida. A similar...
Topics
- Animals
- Brachyura
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Electron Transport Complex IV
- Florida
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Georgia
- Phylogeny
- Thoracica
