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". Marine Biology Research. 14 (5): 497–507. doi:10.1080/17451000.2018.1442579.
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