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RECORD NUMBER: 402 OF 818

Main Title Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States : Dicyemida /
Author Short, Robert B.
Publisher U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, 1991.
Year Published 1991
OCLC Number 24839202
Subjects Common octopus ; Dicyemida--Atlantic Coast (US)--Identification ; Dicyemida--Atlantic Coast (US)--Classification ; United States--Atlantic Coast
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EKCM  SK362.A2C2 100 CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL 03/20/1992
Collation ii, 16 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Notes
"February 1991." Includes bibliographical references (page 14).
Contents Notes
This manual treats the six species of dicyemid mesozoans that have been reported in three species of hosts (Octopus vulgaris, O. joubini, and O. briaeus) from the eastern coast of North America and the Gulf of Mexico, including the Florida Keys. All are parasites of species of Octopus and are in the genus Dicyema, family Dicyemidae. In the introduction, the life cycle, as known, and the general morphology of dicyemids are briefly described, and methods are given for collecting and preparing material for study. These are followed by a key to species and by an annotated checklist, which includes data, some hitherto unpublished, on their known prevalence in hosts from various localities including Bimini and Bermuda.