Effects of the nemertean egg predator Carcinonemertes carcinophila (Carcinonemertidae: Monostilifera) on the reproductive output and fecundity of the Florida Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus.
The blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, is an important crab fishery in Florida, valued at approximately $14.5 M in 2023. However, female blue crabs are host to the nemertean worm Carcinonemertes carcinophila, which preys upon its eggs. Other nemerteans from this genus have been linked to the collapse of fisheries, such as the Dungeness crab fishery in the 1960s and 1970s and the red king crab…
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