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   Spionid polychaetes infesting cultured abalone Haliotis midae in South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CA Simon A Ludford S Wynne

   A study was conducted to identify and quantify the spionid polychaetes that infest cultured abalone Haliotis midae at aquaculture facilities on the west (Farm A), south (Farms B and C) and east (Farm D) coasts of South Africa. The relationship...

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   Polydorid polychaetes (Spionidae) on farmed and wild abalone (Haliotis midae) in South Africa: an epidemiological survey

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MK Boonzaaier --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa S Neethling --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa A Mouton --- Amanzi Biosecurity, South Africa CA Simon --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa

   Although there has been an increase in our understanding of the shell-boring polydorids that infest abalone Haliotis midae in South Africa, abalone from a limited number of farms, and wild populations from east of Cape Agulhas only, have been examined...

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   Molecular identification of polydorid polychaetes (Annelida: Spionidae): is there a quick way to identify pest and alien species?

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lee-Gavin Williams --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa Stephen A Karl --- University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, USA Stanley Rice --- Department of Biology, USA Carol Simon --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa

   The early detection and correct identification of polydorid polychaete species is essential as they are often encountered as invasive alien pests in aquaculture facilities or the intertidal where they may modify the ecosystem. Accurate identification is, however, often hampered by...

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