Gonadal Degeneration and Hepatopancreas Alteration in Orange Mud Crab Scylla olivacea Infected With Sacculina beauforti (Crustacea; Rhizocephala; Sacculinidae)

Gonadal Degeneration and Hepatopancreas Alteration in Orange Mud Crab Scylla olivacea Infected With Sacculina beauforti (Crustacea; Rhizocephala; Sacculinidae)

Infestation of Sacculina beauforti on an aquaculture species, mud crab Scylla olivacea is alarming due to its high prevalence and the extreme morphological changes in hosts. To further understand its pathological effect on growth and reproduction of S. olivacea, gonadal and hepatopancreatic histolog...

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Main Authors: Hanafiah Fazhan, Khor Waiho, Henrik Glenner, Julia Hwei Zhong Moh, Marina Hassan, Mhd Ikhwanuddin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
sacculinid
rhizocephalan
mud crab
Scylla olivacea
histology
externa
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.534443/full

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