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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Main Authors: Udoh James Philip, Otoh Aniekan Johnny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-09-01
Series:Croatian Journal of Fisheries
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cjf-2016-0017