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The life history of the gastropod ThyonicolaAmericana Tikasingh, endoparasitic in a seasonally eviscerating holothurian host
| Title: | The life history of the gastropod ThyonicolaAmericana Tikasingh, endoparasitic in a seasonally eviscerating holothurian host. |
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| Name(s): |
Byrne, M. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 1985 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis. | |
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| Extent: | 12 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007081 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
The endoparasitic gastropod Thyonicola americana Tikasingh attaches to the intestine of the dendrochirote holothurian Eupentacta quinquesemita (Selenka ). Evisceration by E. quinquesemita is a seasonal
event occurring in the autumn and as a result of their attachment to the viscera, T. americana is
annually expelled from its host . The effect of evisceration on the life cycle of T. americana was
investigated. Reproduction of the parasite is continuous, but the number of specimens at an advanced
reproductive state was highest in summer and decreased coincident with seasonal evisceration. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 444 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Byrne, M. (1985). The life history of the gastropod Thyonicola americana Tikasingh, endoparasitic in a seasonally eviscerating holothurian host. Ophelia, 24(2), 91- 101. |
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| Subject(s): |
Parasitic gastropods Holothurians Sea cucumbers Autotomy Host-parasite relationships |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007081 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
