Article
Impacts of the Ectoparasitic Snail Boonea impressa on Post-Set Juvenile Oysters
Journal of Molluscan Studies
(2015)
Abstract
Gastropods of the family Pyramidellidae consist of obligate parasites, many of which show some degree of host specificity (Robertson & Mau-Lastovicka, 1979) and can have dramatic impacts on bivalve fisheries and aquaculture (Wilson, Powell & Ray, 1988a; Cumming & Alford, 1994). A number of pyramidellids affect commercial mollusc species, including Turbonilla sp. parasitic on giant clams (Boglio & Lucas, 1997) and Evalea tenuisculpta on abalone (Maguire & Rogers-Bennett, 2013). One species, Boonea impressa, has received particular attention due to its adverse effects on the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica (White, Powell & Kitting, 1984; Ward & Langdon, 1986; Wilson, Powell & Ray, 1991).
Keywords
- Impacts,
- Ectoparasitic snail,
- Boonea impressa,
- Postset juvenile oysters
Disciplines
Publication Date
February 1, 2015
DOI
10.1093/mollus/eyu070
Citation Information
John M. Carroll and Christopher M. Finelli. "Impacts of the Ectoparasitic Snail Boonea impressa on Post-Set Juvenile Oysters" Journal of Molluscan Studies Vol. 81 Iss. 1 (2015) p. 161 - 163 ISSN: 1464-3766 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-m-carroll/17/