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The first report of Hematodinium perezi genotype I infection of Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) from the River Thames, UK.
Journal of invertebrate pathology - 1 Nov 2025
Kerr Rose C, Small Hamish J, Bass David, Al Arimi Wafa S, Ross Stuart, Pevsner Roland, Williams Bryony, van Aerle Ronny, Stentiford Grant, Bateman Kelly
Abstract excerpt
Hematodinium is a genus of parasitic dinoflagellates which infects marine decapods, including several which are utilised in the global commercial crustacean fishery. Histological screening of the invasive Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) collected from the River Thames UK in 2018 revealed infection by a parasite with features of Hematodinium spp. Molecular analysis of gill tissues from infected crabs...
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