caa a22 4500 388112352 CHVBK 20180307125356.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199903 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022149X99000463 doi S0022149X99000463 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022149X99000463 Nucella lapillus as a paratenic host for Maritrema arenaria [Elektronische Daten] Metacercariae of the microphallid trematode Maritrema arenaria are found in the shore barnacle Semibalanoides balanoides which is heavily predated by the dog whelk, Nucella lapillus. This study demonstrated that, under experimental and natural conditions, M. arenaria metacercarial cysts were ingested by N. lapillus and the metacercariae retained their viability while passing through the molluscs' digestive systems. Dog whelks are a known food source for numerous bird species, leading to the conclusion that they may act as paratenic hosts of M. arenaria. The strategic importance of the adoption by M. arenaria of N. lapillus as a paratenic host is discussed. Cambridge University Press McCarthy H.O. School of Applied Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Whiteabbey, BT37 OQB, Northern Ireland Irwin S.W.B. School of Applied Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Whiteabbey, BT37 OQB, Northern Ireland Fitzpatrick S.M. School of Applied Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Whiteabbey, BT37 OQB, Northern Ireland Journal of Helminthology Cambridge University Press 73/3(1999-03), 281-282 0022-149X 73:3<281 1999 73 JHL https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X99000463 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X99000463 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- McCarthy H.O. School of Applied Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Whiteabbey, BT37 OQB, Northern Ireland NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Irwin S.W.B. School of Applied Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Whiteabbey, BT37 OQB, Northern Ireland NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fitzpatrick S.M. School of Applied Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Whiteabbey, BT37 OQB, Northern Ireland NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Helminthology Cambridge University Press 73/3(1999-03), 281-282 0022-149X 73:3<281 1999 73 JHL CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge