Is Oscilla jocosa an ectoparasite of Trochus erithreus? (Gastropoda, Pyramidellidae & Trochidae)
Mienis, H.K. (2003). Is Oscilla jocosa an ectoparasite of Trochus erithreus? (Gastropoda, Pyramidellidae & Trochidae). Triton 7: 1
In: Triton: Journal of the Israel Malacological Society. Israel Malacological Society: Rehovot. ISSN 1565-1916, meer
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Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals > Shellfish > Marine organisms > Marine molluscs
Interspecific relationships > Parasitism
ISW, Aqaba Gulf
ISW, Israel, Elat
ISW, Red Sea
Gastropoda [WoRMS]; Mollusca [WoRMS]; Pyramidellidae J. E. Gray, 1840 [WoRMS]; Trochidae Rafinesque, 1815 [WoRMS]; Trochus erithreus Brocchi, 1821 [WoRMS]
Elat [Marine Regions]; Gulf of Aqaba [Marine Regions]; Red Sea [Marine Regions]
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A specimen of Trochus (Infundibulops) erithreus collected at Elat, Gulf of Aqaba, turned out to host three specimens of Oscilla jocosa, a Pyramidellid species. Since all Pyramidellids are parasites of other invertebrates O. jocosa is most probably a parasite of T. erithreus |
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