Beatriz López-Gurillo
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View article: Better the devil you know: sympatric fish host copes better than allopatric with a myxozoan parasite
Better the devil you know: sympatric fish host copes better than allopatric with a myxozoan parasite Open
Ceratomyxosis due to the myxozoan parasite Ceratonova shasta affects salmonids, causing severe enteritis leading to hemorrhaging and necrosis. The waterborne parasite stages penetrate host gills and reach the fish intestine through the blo…
View article: Hooked on fish blood: the reliance of a gill parasite on haematophagy
Hooked on fish blood: the reliance of a gill parasite on haematophagy Open
Parasitism involves diverse evolutionary strategies, including adaptations for blood feeding, which provides essential nutrients for growth and reproduction. Sparicotyle chrysophrii (Polyopisthocotyla: Microcotylidae), an ectoparasitic fla…