| metazoan parasite species in cultured mussel mytilus galloprovincialis in the thermaikos gulf (north aegean sea, greece). | this is the first study on parasites of cultured mytilus galloprovincialis l. in greek waters, and is based on samples collected every 2 to 3 mo between september 2000 and november 2001 at 3 stations in the thermaikos gulf. each sample comprised 40 mussels. we found 4 metazoan parasite species: hydroid eugymnanthea inquilina, gill turbellarian urastoma cyprinae, trematode proctoces maculatus and gut copepod mytilicola intestinalis. of 840 mussels examined, 406 (48.3%) mussels were harbouring hyd ... | 2004 | 15038452 |