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

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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.

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  1. Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502, Tamil Nadu, India

    M. Rajkumar & S. Manokaran

  2. Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, China

    M. Rajkumar & Jun Sun  (孙军)

  3. Equipe Adaptation Ecophysiologique et Ontogenèse, UMR 5171, GPIA: Génome, Populations, Interactions, Adaptation, Université de Montpellier II, Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, CP 092, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095, Montpellier Cedex 5, France

    J. P. Trilles

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Supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Research Fellowship for International Young Researchers to M. Rajkumar hosted by SUN Jun, and the Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nos. KZCX2-YW-QN-205 and KZCX2-YW-213-2), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (No. 2006AA09Z179), and the Ocean Public Welfare Scientific Research Project (No. 201005015-1)

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Rajkumar, M., Manokaran, S., Sun, J. et al. A review of Epipenaeon ingens Nobili, 1906 (Isopoda: Bopyridae) host species and documentation of a new host, Metapenaeopsis stridulans (Alcock, 1905) (Decapoda: Penaeidae). Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 29, 136–140 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-011-9923-y

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