HYPERPARASITISM OF AMYLOODINIUM-OCELLATUM (DINOFLAGELLIDA, OODINIDAE)ON NEOBENEDENIA-MELLENI (MONOGENEA, CAPSALIDAE)

Authors
COLORNI A
Citation
A. Colorni, HYPERPARASITISM OF AMYLOODINIUM-OCELLATUM (DINOFLAGELLIDA, OODINIDAE)ON NEOBENEDENIA-MELLENI (MONOGENEA, CAPSALIDAE), Diseases of aquatic organisms, 19(2), 1994, pp. 157-159
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences",Zoology,"Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Diseases of aquatic organisms → ACNP
ISSN journal
01775103
Volume
19
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
157 - 159
Database
ISI
SICI code
0177-5103(1994)19:2<157:HOA(O>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
During a simultaneous infestation of the gilthead sea bream Sparus aur ata by Amyloadinium ocellatum (ablastodiniid dinofiagellate parasite o n fish gills and skin) and Neobenedenia melleni (a capsalid monogenean parasite on fish skin), A. ocellatum was found to parasitize not only the fish but the monogenean parasites as well. This observation indic ates that A. ocellatum is able to obtain the necessary nutrients for i ts development from a non-piscine host.