A suctorean parasite of Penaeus monodon larvae

Gacutan, Rogelio Q.; Llobrera, Alcestis T.; Santiago, Corazon B.; Gutierrez, P. J.; Lio-Po, Gilda

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1979

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Gacutan, Rogelio Q.

Llobrera, Alcestis T.

Santiago, Corazon B.

Gutierrez, P. J.

Lio-Po, Gilda

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Abstract

A pathogenic suctorean, identified as Ephelota gemmipara was observed in P. monodon larvae spawned and reared in tanks. Commonly found to inhabit hydroid colonies, E. gemmipara has a stalked body with two types of tentacles, the sucking and piercing types, and was observed to reproduce by multiple exogenous budding.

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ALSO IN: Quarterly Research Report / SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department, 1st Quarter (Jan-Mar), 1977, pp 6-11. Extended abstracts.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10862/227

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Gacutan, R. Q., Llobrera, A. T., Santiago, C. B., Gutierrez, P. J., & Lio-Po, G. (1979). A suctorean parasite of Penaeus monodon larvae. In D. H. Lewis & J. K. Leong (Comps.), Proceedings of the Second Biennial Crustacean Health Workshop, 1977 April 20-22, Galveston, Texas (pp. 202–213). College Station, Texas: Sea Grant College Program, Texas A&M University.