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Epizoic foraminifera on Nephrops norvegicus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

A. S. D. Farmer
A. S. D. Farmer
Affiliation:
Marine Biology and Fishery Division Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research POB 12009 State of Kuwait
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During studies in 1972 on the setation and development of the secondary sexual characters of the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus (L., 1758), Foraminifera were observed attached to the pleopods of a mature male (carapace length 2.47 cm). On subsequent examination of the prepared material with a scanning electron microscope it was found that the Foraminifera were attached to one of the first pair of pleopods. Three individuals were observed, all of which were attached to the same pleopod on the inner surface near the tip. No further specimens of Foraminifera were encountered during detailed anatomical studies of more than 30 specimens of N. norvegicus.

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Short Note
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 57 , Issue 3 , August 1977 , pp. 877 - 878
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1977

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