Mytilicola orientalis
Mytilicola orentalis (‘red worm disease') is an intestinal copepod parasite of bivalves with a direct life cycle. It is native to the waters around Japan and was introduced to Europe in the 1960s and 70's with oyster imports. Host species include the blue mussels,[2] the pacific oyster, and Ruditapes philippinarum.
| Mytilicola orientalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Hexanauplia |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Mytilicolidae |
| Genus: | Mytilicola |
| Species: | M. orentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mytilicola orentalis Mori, 1935 [1] | |
References
- Mori, T. "Mytilicola orientalis, a new species of parasitic Copepoda". Zoological Magazine (Dobutsugaku Zasshi), Tokyo.
- Goedknegt, M. Anouk; Bedolfe, Sarah; Drent, Jan; van der Meer, Jaap; Thieltges, David W. (29 March 2018). "Impact of the invasive parasitic copepod Mytilicola orientalis on native blue mussels Mytilus edulis in the western European Wadden Sea" (PDF). Marine Biology Research. 14 (5): 497–507. doi:10.1080/17451000.2018.1442579. S2CID 33574045.
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