Comparative Ultrastructure and Histopathology of the Hawaiian Deep-Sea Caridean Shrimp (Heterocarpus laevigatus)
IAAAM Archive
M. Dailey; J. Brock
Hawaiian Fishing Research Company, Honolulu, HI; Anunue Fisheries Research Center, Sand Island, Honolulu, HI

This study examined the ultrastructure, parasitology, histopathology and effects of captivity on the Hawaiian Deep-Sea Caridean shrimp H. Leavigatus. Shrimp trapped at 2,000 feet were found to have a significant difference in muscle organization when compared to shallow water species (Penaeus vamamei). H. leavigatus also harbored several unusual epicuticular intracellular microorganisms and a single-celled organism in the gill lamellae. Diagnostic histopathology carried out on shrimp maintained in captivity after trapping indicate that death may be a function of severity and extent of acute trauma to the gills.

Speaker Information
(click the speaker's name to view other papers and abstracts submitted by this speaker)

Murray D. Dailey, PhD
The Marine Mammal Center, Marin Headlands
Sausalito, CA


MAIN : Session VI : Comparative Ultrastructure
Powered By VIN
SAID=27