| histopathological effects of trypanorhynch metacestodes in the digestive gland of a novel host, carcinus maenas (decapoda). | the green crab carcinus maenas was introduced to australian temperate waters in the late 1800s, has since become established, and is now considered to be a pest. we undertook an extensive parasite survey to find potential natural enemies of c. maenas and found it to be infected in australia by 2 species of larval trypanorhynch tapeworm, trimacracanthus aetobatidis and dollfusiella martini. we describe the gross pathology and histopathology of the parasites' new host (c. maenas) and note that the ... | 2004 | 15038453 |