Livoneca sinuata (Crustacea; Isopoda; Cymothoidae) on Loligo vulgaris from Turkey, and unusual cymothoid associations.
In this paper, an unusual association of Livoneca sinuata (Crustacea; Isopoda; Cymothoidae) with the cephalopod Loligo vulgaris is reported for the first time from the Aegean sea coasts of Turkey. Moreover, a review of all the cases of unusual associations involving cymothoids is performed.
Trilles
Jean-Paul
JP
UMR 5171 (Genome, Populations, Interactions, Adaptation), Equipe Adaptation Ecophysiologique et Ontogenèse, Université de Montpellier 2, CC. 092, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier 05, France. trilles@univ-montp2.fr
Oktener
Ahmet
A
D000818:Animals; D049832:Decapodiformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D033321:Isopoda / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D013559:Symbiosis; D014421:Turkey