[Cnidaria] Re: Cnidaria Digest, Vol 42, Issue 4

[Luciano Chiaverano]

Dear Lene,
According to the pictures you've sent, these parasites seem to be
parasitic larvae of the burrowing anemone Edwardsia (Edwardsiella) sp.
I am not sure about the species, though. Edwarsia lineata infects
Mnemiosis leidyi in the East Coast of US, which is not uncommon.
Here is a paper you might be interested in reading

Bumann, D and G. Puls, 1996. Infestation with larvae of the sea
anemone Edwardsia lineata affects nutrition and growth of the
ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi. Parasitology, 113: 123-128.

Cheers

Luciano



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> From: Lene Friis M?ller <lene.friismoller at marecol.gu.se>
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> Dear All
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> I know this is a cnidarian list but I will take my chances with a
> ctenophore question........
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> Quiet a lot of the individuals of the Mnemiopsis population here at the
> Swedish west coast seems to have a parasite (see picture).
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> Does anybody know what this is and how common it is?
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> All the best
> Lene
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> Lene Friis Møller, Ph.D.
> Postdoctoral Research Fellow
> Department of Marine Ecology, Göteborg University
> Kristineberg Marine Research Station
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Luciano Chiaverano
   PhD. Candidate
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
101 Bienville Boulevard
  36528 Dauphin Island
      Alabama, US.
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