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Multiple Infestation of Ectoparasitic Isopods Tachaea chinensis on the Freshwater Shrimp Palaemon paucidens in Shimane Prefecture, Japan

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  • 1. Department of Bioresource Science, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan. *Correspondence: E-mail: saito@hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Saito). Tel: +81-824-24-7895
  • 2. Center of Excellence in Marine Biotechnology, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O Box 50, Al Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
  • 3. Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan.
  • 4. Department of Bioresource Science, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan. *Correspondence: E-mail: saito@hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Saito). Tel: +81-824-24-7895 & Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Japan. E-mail: tani.shotaro.2d@kyoto-u.ac.jp (Tani)
  • 5. Fisheries Technology Institute, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 1760 Momoshima, Onomichi, Hiroshima 722-0061, Japan. E-mail: imai_tadashi05@fra.go.jp (Imai)

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Suenaga, Aoi, Khalfan, Al-Wahaibi Mohamed, Yakushijin, Daisuke, Ogasawara, Chogo, Tani, Shotaro, Imai, Tadashi, Saito, Hidetoshi (2025): Multiple Infestation of Ectoparasitic Isopods Tachaea chinensis on the Freshwater Shrimp Palaemon paucidens in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Zoological Studies 64 (64): 1-11, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2025.64-64

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