Abstract:Bopyrid isopod parasitic infestation of a variety of decapod definitive hosts is common worldwide. We report frequencies of a parasite infestation in the shrimp Latreutes fucorum associated with the pelagic macroalgae Sargassum in the Gulf of Mexico, Sargasso Sea and Eastern Caribbean. Average Probopyrinella latreuticola infestation frequency was 6.7% and did not significantly vary between regions. The presence of the ectoparasite appeared to impact fertility with only one infested individual found carrying eg… Show more
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