Spatial and temporal disease dynamics of the parasite Hematodinium sp. in shore crabs, Carcinus maenas.
Charlotte E DaviesFrederico M BatistaSophie H MalkinJessica E ThomasCharlotte C BryanPeter CrocombeChristopher J CoatesAndrew F RowleyPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2019)
Shore crabs were infected with the host generalist parasite Hematodinium sp. in each location tested, thereby enabling the parasite to persist in an environment shared with commercially important shellfish.