Name - Megapitaria squalida

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urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:176194 [metadata]

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Recent Publications

• Prevalence of Perkinsus sp. (Apicomplexa) in the callista clam Megapitaria squalida from the central coast of Sinaloa, Mexico.
• Report of presumptive Perkinsus sp. hypnospores in Megapitaria squalida of the Gulf of California with the thioglycollate staining technique.
• Contrasting reproductive health of female clams Megapitaria squalida from two nearby metal-polluted sites in the Gulf of California: Potential effects of copper, lead, and cobalt.
• Evidence that a lineage of teleost-infecting blood flukes (Aporocotylidae) infects bivalves as intermediate hosts.
• Reduction in reproductive activity from degeneration of testicular follicles in Megapitaria squalida (Mollusca: Bivalvia) exposed to metal pollution in the Gulf of California.

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