abstract Larval tapeworms (Polypocephalus sp.) reside within the central nervous system of
decapod crustaceans. Living within the nervous system would seem to create an excellent …

Parasites that invade the nervous system of their hosts have perhaps the best potential to
manipulate their host's behavior, but how they manipulate the host, if they do at all, could …

Seasonal occurrence in terms of prevalence, intensity of infection, abundance and density of
the tapeworm Proteocephalus longicollis (Zeder, 1800) and its transmission between its …

Parasites with complex life cycles have the ability to change the behavior of their
intermediate host in a way that increases their transmission rate to the next host. However …

The effect of the trematode Microphallus turgidus on its second intermediate host, the grass
shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, was tested. To do so, we measured the susceptibility of …

The number of plerocercoids of the bass tapeworm, Proteocephalus ambloplitis, in wild
largemouth bass was negatively correlated (r=-0.94) with the number of Neoechinorhynchus …

In this study, we aimed to record, for the first time, parasitic infestation by the isopod
Probopyrus pandalicola on the prawn Macrobrachium acanthurus, as well as to register …

The grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) is a staple prey species in the diet of many
ecologically and economically important species such as blue crab and striped bass and is …

Parasites in banana prawns, P. merguiensis, from the Gulf of Carpentaria were surveyed.
Only the lecanicephalid cestode Polypocephalus sp. seemed useful as a biological marker …

Dwarf razor clams (Ensis minor) in the Gulf of Mexico are known to be infected with
plerocercoid larvae of a tetraphyllidean tapeworm. Here, we show that these larvae live …