title: Occurrence, morphology and molecular characterisation of Bopyrid parasiteEpipenaeon ingensNobili, 1906 (Isopoda: Bopyridae).
abstract: Epipenaeon ingensoccurs most commonly in Southeast Coast of India parasitized the penaeid shrimp. The present study provides the prevalence, morphological and molecular characterisation ofE. ingenscollected from the hostMetapenaeopsis stridulans.In the present study highlights the significance of high prevalence and genetic diversity ofE. ingensinM. stridulans. Intra specific analysis also revealed thatE. ingensspecies detected in the present study can be easily distinguished from the other genospecies of bopyrids. Further application of this molecular tool to investigate the genetic variability among bopyrids detected in different hosts may facilitate our understanding of the significance of genetic diversity in relation to the infestation of bopyrid species in south coast of India.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Marine Science, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Kanagasabapathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sivasubramanian
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Marine Science, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Samuthirapandian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ravichandran
authors.affiliation: Unit of Toxicology, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Ganapathy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rameshkumar
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Marine Science, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Narayanasamy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Veerappan
keywords: Bopyridae; India; Parasitism; Penaeidae; Shrimp