“Lure fishing” strategies by Mothocya parvostis (Isopoda: Cymothoidae): Feeding behavior-mediated infestation on juveniles of black sea bream, Acanthopagrus schlegelii

Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 (Isopoda) are parasitic crustaceans that infest fish inhabiting marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Few studies have examined the strategies Cymothoidae use to parasitize their hosts. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that Mothocya parvostis Bruce, 1986 (Isop...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Fujita, Kentaro Kawai, Michitaka Shimomura, Tetsuya Umino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224425000227
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