Tissue damage and internal defence reactions to the molluscan host Anodonta rubens infected by the water mite Unionicola niloticus.
ABSTRACT The water mite _Unionicola niloticus _(Aboul-Dahab, 1998) is commonly parasitizing the molluscan host _Anodonta rubens. _It has a powerful pedipalp used for host attachment, making rooms for embryos and feeding process. The action of the pedipalp causes displacement, rupture, erosion and cellular reactions in the host gill tissue. The cellular reactions include infiltration and accumulation of leucocytes in different ... Read more