Paramoeba Parasite is a parasite that attacks the nervous system of lobsters. Lately, lobsters that have been pulled up in Western LIS have been dead with the parasite. Also, it caused almost all the deaths of the lobsters in 1999. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Effect on Sea Urchin Population
editNot only does the Paramoeba Parasite attack and kill lobsters, this parasite also attacks sea urchins.[6][7][8] In Nova Scotia, Canada, an outbreak of this parasitic species within the sea urchin population in 2011 caused the death of very large numbers of sea urchins.[9] The Paramoeba parasite has also been associated with multiple events of recurrent mass mortality in sea urchin populations along the coasts of Nova Scotia, Canada.
References
edit- ^ Paramoeba perniciosa (Paramoebiasis) of Lobsters
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ PID – Paramoeba Taxonomy
- ^ Deaths of Lobsters in Long Island Sound Tied to Tiny Parasite – New York Times
- ^ What's killing off lobsters in Long Island Sound? By Christine Woodside Grist | Main Dish | 20 Jun 2000
- ^ Feehan, C.; Scheibling, R.E.; Lauzon-Guay, J.-S. (February 2012). "An outbreak of sea urchin disease associated with a recent hurricane: Support for the "killer storm hypothesis" on a local scale". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 413: 159–168. Bibcode:2012JEMBE.413..159F. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2011.12.003.
- ^ Feehan, Cj; Scheibling, Re (March 17, 2014). "Disease as a control of sea urchin populations in Nova Scotian kelp beds". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 500: 149–158. Bibcode:2014MEPS..500..149F. doi:10.3354/meps10700. ISSN 0171-8630.
- ^ Feehan, Cj; Johnson-Mackinnon, J; Scheibling, Re; Lauzon-Guay, Js; Simpson, Agb (April 11, 2013). "Validating the identity of Paramoeba invadens, the causative agent of recurrent mass mortality of sea urchins in Nova Scotia, Canada". Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 103 (3): 209–227. doi:10.3354/dao02577. ISSN 0177-5103. PMID 23574707.
- ^ Feehan, C.; Scheibling, R.E.; Lauzon-Guay, J.-S. (February 2012). "An outbreak of sea urchin disease associated with a recent hurricane: Support for the "killer storm hypothesis" on a local scale". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 413: 159–168. Bibcode:2012JEMBE.413..159F. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2011.12.003.
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