Parasites of Marine Fish and Cephalopods

Provides a comprehensive and practical guide to the dissection and parasitological examination of marine fish and cephalopods

Addresses both theoretical and practical aspects

Includes information on fish consumers' health risks, and on the prevention of human infection through the correct handling of fish products

Autorentext
Sven Klimpel is a Professor of Parasitology and Infection Biology at the Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main, Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, and at the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre. His chief research interests are in the ecology, evolution and host-parasite co-evolution of aquatic (limnic, marine) and terrestrial protozoan/metazoan parasites and pathogens.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Anatomy and morphology of fish and cephalopods.- Chapter 3. Parasitic groups.- Chapter 4. Techniques.- Chapter 5. Food safety considerations.- Appendix.- Register.