ORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SANDY-BEACH BIVALVE DONAX-SERRA RODING,WITH A DESCRIPTION OF CERCARIA-SERRAE SP-NOV (TREMATODA)

Authors
THARME RE WEBB SC BROWN AC
Citation
Re. Tharme et al., ORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SANDY-BEACH BIVALVE DONAX-SERRA RODING,WITH A DESCRIPTION OF CERCARIA-SERRAE SP-NOV (TREMATODA), South African journal of zoology, 31(2), 1996, pp. 86-90
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
South African journal of zoology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02541858
Volume
31
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
86 - 90
Database
ISI
SICI code
0254-1858(1996)31:2<86:OAWTSB>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Examination of two collections of Donax serra from a South African wes t coast beach revealed the presence of Ciliophora, Trematoda, Nematoda and a parasitic pycnogonid. This is the first record of a pycnogonid from the genus Donax and the first published report of such a parasite from any southern African bivalve mollusc. One of the two trematode s pecies found is described as new and its epidemiology is discussed bri efly. No epibiota were found on the bivalve shell.