Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First confirmed record of Mola sp. A in the western Mediterranean Sea: morphological, molecular and parasitological findings.
- Journal:
- Journal of fish biology
- Year:
- 2017
- Authors:
- Ahuir-Baraja, A E et al.
- Affiliation:
- Oceanogrà · Spain
Abstract
Recent molecular and morphological studies suggest the existence of at least three species of Mola (Mola spp. A, B and C). Currently, only Mola mola and Mola ramsayi are formally accepted and species A, B or C have not been assigned to these thus far. In this study, a large ocean sunfish in the western Mediterranean Sea was analysed molecularly and morphologically, identified as Mola sp. A and a detailed account of the specimen's parasite load is reported.
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