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Journal of Plankton Research 2004 26(9):1129-1131; doi:10.1093/plankt/fbh100
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Journal of Plankton Research Vol. 26 No. 9 © Oxford University Press 2004; all rights reserved

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Tumour-like anomalies on copepods may be wounds from parasites

Alf Skovgaard

Departament de Biologia Marina i Oceanografia, Institut de Ciències del Mar, CMIMA, CSIC, Passeig Marítim 37–49, 08003 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Corresponding Author: skovgaard{at}icm.csic.es

Received January 19, 2004; accepted in principle April 8, 2004; accepted for publication May 26, 2004; published online June 9, 2004

Tumour-like anomalies have been reported from planktonic copepods, and these protuberances have been suggested to be cancer tumours or Ellobiopsid ectoparasites. However, endoparasites, such as Blastodinium, may also produce such protuberances that persist after the parasite has left its host.


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