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The distribution of Ceratothoa steindachneri (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitic in Echiichthys vipera in the north-east Atlantic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2002

Tammy Horton  and
Beth Okamura
Tammy Horton
Affiliation:
Southampton Oceanography Centre, Empress Dock, Southampton, SO14 3ZH
Beth Okamura
Affiliation:
University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 228, Reading, RG6 6AJ
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The distribution of the recently discovered association of the parasitic isopod Ceratothoa steindachneri (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) with the lesser weever fish (Echiichthys vipera) is reported. Ceratothoa steindachneri appears to have colonized the south-west coast of the UK between the 1960s and the 1980s, possibly as a result of range expansion due to climate change. The occurrence of C. steindachneri in E. vipera from Arcachon, France, indicates that this association has been occurring for over 100 years. Our data confirm that C. steindachneri is able to parasitize a broad range of fish hosts.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 82 , Issue 3 , June 2002 , pp. 415 - 417
Copyright
2002 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom