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Pomphorhynchus laevis parasite of flounder Platichthys flesus as a biological indicator of pollution in the Baltic Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 March 2001

M. Chibani
Affiliation:
Marine Biology Centre, Polish Academy of Science, ul Św. Wojciecha 5, 81-347 Gdynia, Poland
M. Ziółkowska
Affiliation:
Department of Invertebrate Zoology, University of Gdańsk, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378, Gdynia, Poland
A. Kijewska
Affiliation:
Department of Invertebrate Zoology, University of Gdańsk, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378, Gdynia, Poland
J. Rokicki
Affiliation:
Department of Invertebrate Zoology, University of Gdańsk, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378, Gdynia, Poland

Abstract

Six hundred and seventy nine specimens of Platichthys flesus (L.) were caught in summer (July–September) 1998 and 1999 from three regions of the Polish zone of the Baltic Sea: the Gulf of Gdańsk, the Pomeranian Bay and the open sea off Łeba. The biometric measurements (length, weight, age) and sex of the specimens were recorded. The specimens were examined for occurrence of parasites. The intensity, relative density and prevalence of infection were calculated.

Type
Short Communication
Copyright
2001 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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