Philichthys xiphiae (Copepoda; Philichthyidae) – an interesting cranium parasite of the swordfish Xiphias gladius collected from the Baltic Sea
Rolbiecki, L.; Arciszewski, B.; Izdebska, J. (2021). Philichthys xiphiae (Copepoda; Philichthyidae) – an interesting cranium parasite of the swordfish Xiphias gladius collected from the Baltic Sea. Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies 50(3): 333-337. https://dx.doi.org/10.2478/oandhs-2021-0028
In: Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies. Institute of Oceanography: Gdynia. ISSN 1730-413X; e-ISSN 1897-3191, more
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Philichthys xiphiae Steenstrup, 1862 [WoRMS]; Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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alien species; Philichthys xiphiae; parasite; Xiphias gladius; Baltic Sea |
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- Rolbiecki, L.
- Arciszewski, B.
- Izdebska, J.
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| Abstract |
The swordfish, Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758, is a fish that sporadically enters the Baltic Sea. The present paper describes the identification of a very rarely recorded and poorly studied copepod of the family Philichthyidae – Philichthys xiphiae Steenstrup, 1862 – in a dead swordfish found on a sea beach in Dźwirzyno (Poland) in 2016. Philichthyidae are parasites inhabiting the sensory canals in the lateral line and skull bones of marine fish. In the present case, two P. xiphiae females were found, which constitutes the first record of the species in the Baltic area. |
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