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Relationship between depth and occurrence of pea crabs,Pinnotheres maculatus, in Blue mussels,Mytilus edulis, in the Vicinity of Woods Hole, Massachusetts

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Blue mussels,Mytilus edulis, were collected from eight sites near Woods Hole, Massachusetts and examined for presence of the symbiont,Pinnotheres maculatus. Mussels (550) from 6 intertidal areas contained 2 crabs. Mussels (421) from 2 subtidal areas contained 238 crabs. Only 1% of mussels growing near the surface on a piling contained crabs, while those from depths of 10 feet and below were highly infected.

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  1. William L. Kruczynski

    Present address: Saline Marsh Ecology Project, Florida A & M University, 32307, Tallahassee, Florida

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    William L. Kruczynski

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Kruczynski, W.L. Relationship between depth and occurrence of pea crabs,Pinnotheres maculatus, in Blue mussels,Mytilus edulis, in the Vicinity of Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Chesapeake Science 15, 167–169 (1974). https://doi.org/10.2307/1351038

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