First Observations of Tumor-Like Anomalies in Planktonic Copepods in the Crimean Coastal Waters

In copepods from zooplankton samples collected in coastal waters of the Crimea near Sevastopol in 2011-2012, external tumor-like anomalies (TLA) were found. These anomalies are presumed to be parasitic protists (perhaps dinoflagellates of the family Ellobipsidae) or the hernias induced by injuries....

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Main Authors: Ekaterina A. Galagovets, Irina Yu. Prusova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Siberian Federal University 2016-12-01
Series:Журнал Сибирского федерального университета: Серия Биология
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Online Access:http://elib.sfu-kras.ru/bitstream/2311/30326/1/06_Galagovets.pdf