Distribution and Size of Barnacle Chelonibia patula Fouling Blue Crab Callinectes amnicola in Southeast Nigeria
The distribution and occurrence of epibionts on the dorsal carapace, ventral carapace and chela of 325 specimens of Callinectes amnicola (De Rocheburne, 1883) (103.4 - 138.7 mm carapace width) from the Qua Iboe (QIRE) and Imo River (IRE) estuaries in southeast Nigeria was determined. The only ectosy...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-09-01
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Series: | Croatian Journal of Fisheries |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/cjf-2016-0017 |