Interactions between Portunion Conformis (Epicaridea: Entoniscidae) and two host species
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description: Portunion conformis castrates the crab Hemigrapsus oregonensis. Piltz (1969) found P. conformis in both H. oregonensis and Hemigrapsus nudus. Kuris (1971) studied the interactions between P. conformis and H. oregonensis occurring in Bodega Bay, California. In the present study, interactions between this isopod and populations of both hosts in Tomales Bay, California, are described, including the influence of host species, sex and size on parasitic infestation and the effects of the parasites on secondary sexual characteristics of the hosts, as well as interactions between the effects of these variable.
abstract: Portunion conformis castrates the crab Hemigrapsus oregonensis. Piltz (1969) found P. conformis in both H. oregonensis and Hemigrapsus nudus. Kuris (1971) studied the interactions between P. conformis and H. oregonensis occurring in Bodega Bay, California. In the present study, interactions between this isopod and populations of both hosts in Tomales Bay, California, are described, including the influence of host species, sex and size on parasitic infestation and the effects of the parasites on secondary sexual characteristics of the hosts, as well as interactions between the effects of these variable.
author: Gens, Francis Richard
keywords: Isopoda, Crabs Parasites, Decapoda (Crustacea), Life Sciences
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date published: 1979-01-01T08:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T05:37:51Z
provider: University of the Pacific
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: University of the Pacific