tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post6554269469830473303..comments2024-03-27T19:39:11.723-04:00Comments on Parasite of the Day: Hematodinium sp.Susan Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-41363236858854383362021-10-14T11:02:16.990-04:002021-10-14T11:02:16.990-04:00I found this to be a very interesting post, I was ...I found this to be a very interesting post, I was immediately hooked to read the rest after seeing the crazy symptoms that the crabs experience! I was also intrigued by the fact that the parasites can’t live in well-lit conditions. When you think about it, it makes sense, “given that it is pretty dark inside of a crab.” :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-11696006291440587842020-10-04T20:28:56.884-04:002020-10-04T20:28:56.884-04:00I’m very interested in aquatic invertebrates so by...I’m very interested in aquatic invertebrates so by extension I love learning about organisms that parasitize them. The symptoms the crab exhibits are fascinating, suffocation and the dissolving of muscles is a very intense symptom of a parasite. It’s very impressive that they were able to complete the life cycle of the parasite in a culture. Considering that for some common parasites we still don’t know the complete life cycle, this is a major achievement. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com