A review of Epipenaeon ingens Nobili, 1906 (Isopoda: Bopyridae) host species and documentation of a new host, Metapenaeopsis stridulans (Alcock, 1905) (Decapoda: Penaeidae)

作者：Rajkumar, M.; Manokaran, S.; Sun Jun^*; Trilles, J. P.

来源：Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2011, 29(1): 136-140.

DOI：10.1007/s00343-011-9923-y

• Bopyridae
• Penaeidae
• parasitism
• shrimp
• India

We collected 3 596 Metapenaeopsis stridulans (Decapoda: Penaeidae) from the southeast coast of India between January and December 2007. Sixty three specimens (43 females and 18 males) were parasitized by the bopyrid isopod Epipenaeon ingens (Isopoda: Bopyridae). This is the first report of the occurrence of E. ingens in this host; therefore, it was considered as a new host record. The highest level of infestation (3.2%) occurred in October 2007, coincident with observations of gravid females (9). The total prevalence and presence of gravid females were 17.46% and 28%, respectively. Infestation caused a characteristic bulge of the branchial chamber, growth retardation, and degeneration of the sex organs, but had no effect on the host weight.

• 出版日期2011-1
• 单位中国科学院海洋研究所