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Hello again,
Out of curiosity, has anyone found any parasites or forms of ecto-commensals living on or within any cephs out there? Just curious, but I was wondering about any nemerteans, annelids, crustaceans, and the like. Chances are you would find them in the mantle near the gills, but they could exist anywhere.
See, parasites are modified to live on certain hosts. I would like to know if any ceph parasites exist and to what extent they have become modified for our molluscan amigos. I have found an interesting link between the pea crab and mussels, as well as the gum boot chiton. There's also a few annllids worth a mention, but in both these cases, the relationship was more commensal than parasitic.
Domo!
John
Out of curiosity, has anyone found any parasites or forms of ecto-commensals living on or within any cephs out there? Just curious, but I was wondering about any nemerteans, annelids, crustaceans, and the like. Chances are you would find them in the mantle near the gills, but they could exist anywhere.
See, parasites are modified to live on certain hosts. I would like to know if any ceph parasites exist and to what extent they have become modified for our molluscan amigos. I have found an interesting link between the pea crab and mussels, as well as the gum boot chiton. There's also a few annllids worth a mention, but in both these cases, the relationship was more commensal than parasitic.
Domo!
John