New identification traits of Tracheliastes maculatus (Copepoda: Lernaeopodidae), a parasite of bream, Abramis brama (Cyprinidae)

The parasitic copepod Tracheliastes maculatus Kollar, 1835, infects the freshwater bream, Abramis brama, a key species in European freshwater ecosystems. Despite its widespread occurrence and potential to cause skin hemorrhages, scale erosion and perforation, and fish mortality, species-level identi...

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Main Authors: Wojciech Piasecki, Geoffrey A. Boxshall, Remigiusz Panicz, Piotr Eljasik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224425000732
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