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A Natural Cattle Immune Response Against Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Salivary Antigens May Regulate Parasite Blood Intake.

scientific article published on 21 June 2016

A New Type of Echinactinomyxon (Myxozoa), Infecting a Marine Polychaete, Heteromastus filiformis (Polychaeta: Capitellidae) In the Alvor Estuary (Portugal).

scientific article published on August 2015

A new actinospore type Unicapsulactinomyxon (Myxozoa), infecting the marine polychaete, Diopatra neapolitana (Polychaeta: Onuphidae) in the Aveiro Estuary (Portugal).

scientific article published on 24 February 2011

Aggregation patterns of macroendoparasites in phylogenetically related fish hosts.

scientific article published on 26 May 2010

Ceratomyxa gouletti n. sp. (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae), a parasite of the red scorpionfish Scorpaena scrofa (L.) from Tunisian waters

scientific article published on 01 May 2018

Ceratomyxa mennani n. sp. (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida) parasitizing the gallbladder of the dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Serranidae) from Tunisian waters

scientific article published on 23 March 2020

Cryptic species of Didymobothrium rudolphii (Cestoda: Spathebothriidea) from the sand sole, Solea lascaris, off the Portuguese coast, with an analysis of their molecules, morphology, ultrastructure and phylogeny.

scientific article published on 28 February 2007

Description of new types of sphaeractinomyxon actinospores (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) from marine tubificid oligochaetes, with a discussion on the validity of the tetraspora and the endocapsa as actinospore collective group names

scientific article published on 12 March 2016

Description of two new species of Ceratomyxa Thélohan, 1892 (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) infecting the gallbladder of Epinephelinae fishes from Tunisian waters using morphological and molecular data ⬇️

scientific article published on 28 February 2022

Development of a PCR-RFLP marker to genetically distinguish Prosorhynchus crucibulum and Prosorhynchus aculeatus

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Diopatra neapolitana (Polychaeta: Onuphidae) as a second intermediate host of Gymnophallus choledochus (Digenea: Gymnophallidae) in the Aveiro estuary (Portugal): distribution within the host and histopathology

scientific article published on 14 May 2009

Egg number-egg size: an important trade-off in parasite life history strategies.

scientific article published on 21 January 2014

First record of Progrillotia dasyatidis Beveridge Neifar and Euzet, 2004 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) plerocerci from Teleost fishes off the Portuguese coast, with a description of the surface morphology

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Halomonhystera parasitica n. sp. (Nematoda: Monhysteridae), a parasite of Talorchestia brito (Crustacea: Talitridae) in Portugal

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Helminth parasites from the stomach of conger eel, Conger conger, from Madeira Island, Atlantic Ocean.

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Host-parasite relationships in flatfish (Pleuronectiformes)--the relative importance of host biology, ecology and phylogeny.

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Identification and description of Bucephalus minimus (Digenea: Bucephalidae) life cycle in Portugal: morphological, histopathological, and molecular data

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Impact of amoeba and scuticociliatidia infections on the aquaculture European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) in Portugal.

scientific article published on 18 March 2010

Involvement of sphaeractinomyxon in the life cycle of mugiliform-infecting Myxobolus (Cnidaria, Myxosporea) reveals high functionality of actinospore morphotype in promoting transmission

scientific article published on 29 June 2020

Life cycle inference and phylogeny of Ortholinea labracis n. sp. (Myxosporea: Ortholineidae), a parasite of the European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax (Teleostei: Moronidae), in a Portuguese fish farm

scientific article published on 16 June 2016

Metazoan ectoparasites of Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus (Teleostei: Scombridae): macro- and microhabitat distribution

scientific article published on 3 August 2013

Morphological and molecular analyses of Bipteria lusitanica n. sp. in wild white seabream, Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Portugal.

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Morphological and molecular analysis of metacercariae of Diphtherostomum brusinae (Stossich, 1888) Stossich, 1903 from a new bivalve host Mytilus galloprovincialis.

scientific article published on 12 August 2010

Morphological description and phylogeny of Ceratomyxa scorpaeni n. sp. (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae) infecting the gallbladder of Scorpaena porcus (L.) (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the bay of Bizerte in Tunisia

scientific article published on 9 September 2016

Morphology, molecular data, and development of Zschokkella mugilis (Myxosporea, Bivalvulida) in a polychaete alternate host, Nereis diversicolor

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Morphology, seasonality and molecular characterization of Ceratomyxa draconis n. sp. parasite of Trachinus draco (L.) from the Bay of Bizerte, Tunisia

scientific article published on 12 May 2020

Morphology, seasonality and phylogeny of Zschokkella trachini n. sp. (Myxozoa, Myxosporea) infecting the gallbladder of greater weever Trachinus draco (L.) from Tunisian waters

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Morphology, ultrastructure, genetics, and morphometrics of Diplostomum sp. (Digenea: Diplostomidae) metacercariae infecting the European flounder, Platichthys flesus (L.) (Teleostei: Pleuronectidae), off the northwest coast of Portugal.

scientific article published on 31 May 2011

Myxidium tunisiensis n. sp. (Myxosporea: Myxidiidae) infecting the rough skate Raja radula Delaroche, 1908 (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from North East Tunisia ⬇️

Myxozoan parasites of the European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax (Teleostei: Moronidae): Correlates of infections at the micro- and macroenvironment scales

New host and geographical records for Zschokkella candia (Myxosporea: Myxidiidae) from Scorpaena porcus (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) in Tunisia ⬇️

scientific article published in 2019

Numerical and functional responses to the presence of a competitor--the case of Aggregata sp. (Apicomplexa: Aggregatidae) and Octopicola superba (Copepoda: Octopicolidae).

scientific article published on 22 October 2013

Ortholinea auratae n. sp. (Myxozoa, Ortholineidae) infecting the urinary bladder of the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata (Teleostei, Sparidae), in a Portuguese fish farm

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Parasites and symbionts from Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamark, 1819) (Bivalves: Mytilidae) of the Aveiro Estuary Portugal

scientific article published in February 2010

Prosorhynchus crucibulum(Digenea: Bucephalidae) miracidium morphology and its passive transmission pattern ⬇️

scientific article published on August 1, 2012

Qualitative and quantitative behavioral traits in a community of furcocercariae trematodes: tools for species separation?

scientific article published in December 2007

Recurrent and metastatic canine urethral transitional cell carcinoma without bladder involvement

scientific article published on 01 April 2007

Scanning electron microscopy of Ithyoclinostomum dimorphum (Trematoda: Clinostomidae), a parasite of Ardea cocoi (Aves: Ardeidae).

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Seasonality of metazoan ectoparasites in marine European flounder Platichthys flesus (Teleostei: Pleuronectidae)

scientific article published on 27 May 2009

Site selection of Acanthochondria cornuta (Copepoda: Chondracanthidae) in Platichthys flesus (Teleostei: Pleuronectidae).

scientific article published in July 2011

Stock structure of black scabbardfish ( Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839) in the southern northeast Atlantic

scientific article published in 2009

Survey of the metazoan ectoparasites of the European flounder Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758) along the north-central Portuguese coast

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Syndesmis François, 1886 (Rhabdocoela: Umagillidae): a revisitation, with a synopsis and an identification key to species, and new molecular evidence for ascertaining the phylogeny of the group

scientific article published on 8 February 2018

Syndesmis aethopharynx Westervelt & Kozloff, 1990 (Rhabdocoela: Umagillidae): a revisitation supported by scanning electron microscopy and molecular analyses.

scientific article published on 13 October 2017

Synopsis of the species of Chloromyxum Mingazinni, 1890 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Chloromyxidae)

scientific article published on 14 October 2012

Synopsis of the species of Myxidium Bütschli, 1882 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Bivalvulida)

scientific article published on 07 September 2011

Synopsis of the species of the genus Myxobilatus Davis, 1944 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Myxobilatidae).

scientific article published on 29 January 2014

Tetractinomyxon stages genetically consistent with Sphaerospora dicentrarchi (Myxozoa: Sphaerosporidae) found in Capitella sp. (Polychaeta: Capitellidae) suggest potential role of marine polychaetes in parasite's life cycle

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The challenges of asymmetric mating - the influence of male and female size on the reproductive output of Acanthochondria cornuta (Chondracanthidae).

scientific article published on 19 September 2016

The life cycle of Ortholinea auratae (Myxozoa: Ortholineidae) involves an actinospore of the triactinomyxon morphotype infecting a marine oligochaete.

scientific article published on 22 April 2015

The potential role of the sphaeractinomyxon collective group (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) in the life cycle of mugiliform-infecting myxobolids, with the morphological and molecular description of three new types from the oligochaete Tubificoides insularis

scientific article published on 03 December 2018

The reproductive effort of Lepeophtheirus pectoralis (Copepoda: Caligidae): insights into the egg production strategy of parasitic copepods.

scientific article published on 9 November 2015

Ultrastructural and phylogenetic description of Zschokkella auratis sp. nov. (Myxozoa), a parasite of the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata.

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Ultrastructural aspects of Ellipsomyxa mugilis (Myxozoa: Ceratomyxidae) spores and developmental stages in Nereis diversicolor (Polychaeta: Nereidae).

scientific article published on 20 January 2012

Ultrastructure and Phylogeny of Ceratomyxa sp. (Myxosporea), a Parasite Infecting Sparus aurata (Teleostei) in a Portuguese Fish Farm.

scientific article published on August 2015

Ultrastructure and phylogeny of Ceratomyxa auratae n. sp. (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae), a parasite infecting the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata (Teleostei: Sparidae).

scientific article published on 17 April 2015

Ultrastructure and phylogeny of Ceratomyxa diplodae (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae), from gall bladder of European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax.

scientific article published on September 2016

Variation in the levels of anisakid infection in the European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus) from the Bay of Biscay during the period 2000–2023 (ICES Subarea 8)

scholarly article published in January 2024

Zoogeographical patterns of flatfish (Pleuronectiformes) parasites in the Northeast Atlantic and the importance of the Portuguese coast as a transitional area

scientific article published on 7 April 2009

Zschokkella epinepheli n. sp. (Myxosporea: Myxidiidae) infecting the gallbladder of the white grouper Epinephelus aeneus (Serranidae) from Tunisian waters

scientific article published on 23 November 2020

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