New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts
An observation of the turbellarian Paravortex sp. in the New
Zealand scallop Pecten novaezelandiae (Bivalvia: Pectinidae)
C. M. C. WOODS
National Institute of Water & Atmospheric
Research Ltd
P. O. Box 14 901
Wellington, New Zealand
email: c.woods@niwa.cri.nz
B. J. HAYDEN
National Institute of Water & Atmospheric
Research Ltd
P. O. Box 8602
Christchurch, New Zealand
Abstract In a novel association the turbellarian rhabdocoel
Paravortex sp. was observed in a group of the scallop
Pecten
novaezelandiae. Flatworms were more frequently observed in gaping and dead
scallops, although the average density of flatworms in infested scallops was
low. Scallops which were non-gaping contained very few flatworms. Flatworms
occurred throughout the entire digestive system of the scallops with the
majority found in the intestine.
Keywords flatworm; Paravortex sp.; Pecten
novaezelandiae; scallop
M98049
Received 27 July 1998; accepted 2 September 1998
Short communication
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