New host record, Parablennius sanguinolentus (Teleostei, Perciformes, Blenniidae) for Nerocila bivittata (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae)

Parasitol Res. 2008 Mar;102(4):645-6. doi: 10.1007/s00436-007-0805-3. Epub 2007 Dec 1.

Abstract

Nerocila bivittata (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae) is reported for the first time on the caudal peduncle of the Rusty blenny, Parablennius sanguinolentus (Teleostei, Perciformes, Blenniidae), collected from Samsun Coast, Black Sea, Turkey. N. bivittata parasitized 7.4% (2 of 27) of the P. sanguinolentus collected.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Fish Diseases / parasitology*
  • Host-Parasite Interactions*
  • Isopoda / classification*
  • Isopoda / physiology*
  • Perciformes / parasitology*
  • Turkey