Paramoebiasis

Paramoeba Parasite is a parasite that attacks the nervous system of lobsters. Lately, lobsters that have been pulled up in Western LIS have been dead with the parasite. Also, it caused almost all the deaths of the lobsters in 1999. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Paramoeba perniciosa (Paramoebiasis) of Lobsters
  2. ↑ http://www.seagrant.uconn.edu/LOBFACT1.pdf
  3. ↑ PID - Paramoeba Taxonomy
  4. ↑ Deaths of Lobsters in Long Island Sound Tied to Tiny Parasite - New York Times
  5. ↑ What's killing off lobsters in Long Island Sound? By Christine Woodside Grist | Main Dish | 20 Jun 2000
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