Mytilicola intestinalis: Brief Summary
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Mytilicola intestinalis is an internal copepod parasite of mussels native to the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas. It invaded the Wadden Sea in the 1930s and since then has slowly expanded its distribution throughout the Wadden Sea. This spread has been northward and towards the southwest. In these two separate expansions local adaptation has occurred.
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The parasitic copepod Mytilicola intestinalis originates from the Mediterranean Sea and ended up in Western Europe unintentionally by the transport of mussels. It was first recorded in Belgium in mussels which were transferred from The Netherlands into the Ostend sluice dock in 1950. Soon afterwards the species infected mussels along the entire Belgian east coast. This species lives in the gut of mussels and oysters and has for a long time been a subject of worries for shellfish farmers. Although today it remains unnoticed, it's probably still present in Belgian waters.
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Het parasitaire roeipootkreeftje Mytilicola intestinalis is een parasitair roeipootkreeftje dat zich in het spijsverteringsstelsel van mosselen nestelt. De soort kwam oorspronkelijk voor in de Middellandse Zee en is ongewild in onze streken terecht gekomen samen met het transport van mosselen. De soort werd voor het eerst in België waargenomen in 1950 in mosselen die vanuit Nederland naar de Oostendse Spuikom getransporteerd waren. Niet veel later was de parasiet langs de hele Belgische oostkust te vinden. Vermoedelijk is de soort nog steeds bij ons aanwezig, maar wordt er gewoon niet op gelet.
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