Open AccessFungus invasion of legs of the tanner crab, Chionoecetes bairdi
Author(s) -
G. P. Hoskin
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.46.2.499-500.1983
Subject(s) - biology , fungus , epidermis (zoology) , hypha , anatomy , crustacean , cuticle (hair) , decapoda , zoology , fishery , botany
Histological examination of tissues from the legs of tanner crabs, Chionoecetes bairdi, infected with black mat fungus, Trichomaris invadens, showed that hyphae penetrated the cuticle of the crab, extensively invaded the epidermis, and extended into the muscle tissue.
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