Parasitism

[Nathalie COSSON]

Dear annelidans,

I am looking for informations on parasitism (polychaete/nematods) We have
found in Trawl samples Polynoidae with parasitic nematodes (north atlantic
abyssal plain). The worms are between 5 and 10 cm length and the nematods
are often taller than 10cm. The nematods are in the polychaete coelomic
cavity!!

This is very spectacular. Have you ever observed such a thing???
Thank you for all informations.

bye
Nathalie
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Nathalie Cosson-Sarradin

Ifremer, DRO/EP
Laboratoire d'ecologie abyssale B.P. 70
29280 Plouzane cedex   France
tel: 02.98.22.46.58
Fax : 02.98.22.47.57
E-mail: ncosson at ifremer.fr
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