Al-Behbehani Bahija E
Department of Science, College of Basic Education, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), Kuwait.
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2007 Apr;37(1):215-25.
The study investigated the parasites of symbiotic fauna of the blue crab, Portunus pelagicus and the environmental factors, which was lacking in Kuwait. P. pelagicus feeding habits was studied by examination of the digestive tract. The foregut (stomach) contents of 250 crabs (110 male & 140 female) collected from fish-market, Souq-Sharq, Edelyia capital governorate were investigated. A barnacle, Balanus sp. and staked barnacle Octolasmis sp. (Crustacea: Cirripedia) were found strongly firmly to the carapace, appendages and gills of 30% male crabs and 27% female ones. Endoparasites included unidentified immature trematode stages and nematode larvae in the muscular tissues of both sexes. The main food recovered included molluscs, crustaceans, fish bones and unidentified food materials. The results were reported, photographed and critically discussed.
该研究调查了蓝蟹（远海梭子蟹）共生动物的寄生虫以及科威特缺乏研究的环境因素。通过检查消化道研究了远海梭子蟹的摄食习性。对从首都省埃迪利亚的苏格·沙尔克鱼市收集的250只螃蟹（110只雄性和140只雌性）的前肠（胃）内容物进行了调查。发现一种藤壶（藤壶属）和固着藤壶（Octolasmis属，甲壳纲：蔓足亚纲）紧紧附着在30%的雄蟹和27%的雌蟹的甲壳、附肢和鳃上。体内寄生虫包括未鉴定的未成熟吸虫阶段和两性肌肉组织中的线虫幼虫。回收的主要食物包括软体动物、甲壳类动物、鱼骨和未鉴定的食物材料。对结果进行了报告、拍照并进行了批判性讨论。
