Infestation and morphological identification of the stalked epizoic barnacle <i>Octolasmis</i> on the blue crab <i>Portunus pelagicus</i> from the Red Sea -- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2018,36(4):1374-1382

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	Rafat AFIFI KHATTAB. Infestation and morphological identification of the stalked epizoic barnacle Octolasmis on the blue crab Portunus pelagicus from the Red Sea[J]. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2018, 36(4): 1374-1382

Infestation and morphological identification of the stalked epizoic barnacle Octolasmis on the blue crab Portunus pelagicus from the Red Sea

Rafat AFIFI KHATTAB^1,2

1 Taibah University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, Medina 344, Saudi Arabia;
2 Suez Canal University, Faculty of Science, Department of Marine Science, Ismailia 41522, Egypt

Abstract:

The intensity of infestation of the epizoic stalked barnacle Octolasmis on the blue crab was calculated for a total of 180 individuals collected around Jeddah, the western Red Sea Saudi coast. More than 90% of the crabs were found bearing the Octolasmis at a prevalence rate of 92% and mean intensity of 18.5±18.6 (0-127 epibiont per host). The intensity of infestation increased with host size in the range 90-135 mm. Generally, females were more infested (69%) than the males (31%). Octolasmis angulata occurred mostly on the gills, and the lower side of the gill chambers was more infested (84%) than the upper side (16%) and the left side of gills was also more infested than the right side in both males and females. Further studies are still needed to examine the commensal relationship and its impact on the fishery market of the Red Sea blue crab populations.

Key words: Octolasmis|ecology|commensal infestation|Portunus pelagicus|Red Sea

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