Global Diversity and Ecological Function of Parasites of Euphausiids

• Main Authors: Gómez-Gutiérrez, Jaime (Author), Kawaguchi, So (Author), Morales-Ávila, José Raúl (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Parasitology.; Aquatic ecology.; Evolutionary biology.; Life Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Evolutionary Biology.; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.

This volume critically reviews all previously published work of parasites that interact with krill (order Euphausiacea) updating misconceptions and summarizing the diversity of epibionts, ectoparasites, mesoparasites and endoparasites that interact with these crustaceans. As far as we know, there is...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The euphausiid–parasite interaction is multi-specific and highly complex
• Social behaviour, parasite life cycles and transmission rates
• Biodiversity and size proportion of euphausiid vs. parasites
• Viruses
• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Protista
• Animalia
• Infection mechanisms
• Unknown parasites and diseases of krill
• Ecological consequences of epibionts in the marine ecosystem and web foods
• Invertebrates as intermediate hosts of endoparasites
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgements
• References. .