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SINCE the description of Mytilicola intestinalisby Steuer in 19021 from Trieste, it has been found in various localities of the Mediterranean and appears to have spread from this area to the Atlantic seaboard of Europe and around the British Isles2. Infection with this parasite has resulted in serious damage to mussel beds in many areas, with an attendant effect on the mussel industry3. Any information regarding the spread of this parasite is consequently of some importance. It is therefore interesting to record the taking of two female M. intestinalis in the Indian Ocean–Malacca Strait area, position 7° 12′ N., 97° 12′ E.
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WICKSTEAD, J. A New Record of Mytilicola intestinalis Steuer, a Parasitic Copepod of Mussels. Nature 185, 258 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185258a0
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