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Occurrence of the parasite Prosorhynchus squamatus (Digenea) in mussels Mytilus trossulus from the Gulf of Gdańsk (the southern Baltic Sea)

Leszek Rolbiecki

Leszek Rolbiecki

Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, University of GdańskGdańsk, Poland
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Rolbiecki, Leszek
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Maciej Wołowicz

Maciej Wołowicz

Department of Marine Ecosystems Functioning, Institute of Oceanography, University of GdańskGdynia, Poland
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Małgorzata Dołęga

Małgorzata Dołęga

Department of Marine Ecosystems Functioning, Institute of Oceanography, University of GdańskGdynia, Poland
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Dec 12, 2016
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Article Category: Short communication
Published Online: Dec 12, 2016
Page range: 615 - 619
Received: Mar 09, 2016
Accepted: Apr 29, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0051
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Sporocysts with cercariae of Prosorhynchus squamatus Odhner, 1905 (Digenea, Bucephalidae) have been found for the first time in mussels Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850 from the Gulf of Gdańsk (the southern Baltic Sea). The presented work provides a description and morphometry of larvae of this parasite.

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