Simple Summary The elasmobranchs, being at the apex of the marine food chain, act as
final receptors of polluting elements that are regularly discharged into the sea and, therefore …

Sharks play a key role in the functioning of marine ecosystems and maintenance of trophic
web balance, including life cycles of parasites co-occurring in their habitats. We investigated …

The small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) is a bottom-dwelling elasmobranch that
represents the most discarded catch in terms of biomass in the Catalan coast (NW …

The genus Vibrio currently contains 147 recognized species widely distributed, including
pathogens for aquatic organisms. Vibrio infections in elasmobranchs are poorly reported …

ABSTRACT The Mediterranean Basin has been subjected to important geological and
paleogeographic events that have shaped the evolution of the faunal assemblages that …

Context Sharks are frequently caught as bycatch in trawl fisheries in the North Aegean Sea.
However, very little information exists on their biology and ecology in the area. Aims …

We describe male and female specimens of a species of Neoalbionella
(Siphonostomatoida, Lernaeopodidae), Neoalbionella dannytangi sp. nov., infecting the skin …

Using light and scanning electron microscopy of male and female copepods, we herein
describe a new species of Neoalbionella (Copepoda: Lernaeopodidae), Neoalbionella …

The lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula has an important role in the trophic web of
demersal fish communities, representing an important trophic link between invertebrates …

The presence of the parasitic copepod Neoalbionella globosa in the olfactory chamber of a
specimen of the catshark Scyliorhinus canicula has been already reported in the literature …