I am looking for conclusive observations on gastropod parasite - host relationships for one or more of the following Eastern Atlantic deep water Gastropoda: specifically "what are their hosts"?
Curveulima macrophtalmica (Warén, 1972), Curveulima marshalli Bouchet & Warén, 1986, Fusceulima projectilabrum Bouchet & Warén, 1986, Fusceulima thalassae Bouchet & Warén, 1987, Halielloides ingolfiana Bouchet & Warén, 1986, Tiberia minuscula (Monterosato, 1880), Rissopsetia islandica Warén, 1989, Chrysallida bjoernssoni Warén, 1991, Chrysallida brattstroemi Warén, 1991, Chrysallida eximia (Jeffreys, 1849), Parthenina flexuosa (Monterosato, 1874), Chrysallida hoeisaeteri Warén, 1991, Chrysallida sublustris (Friele, 1886), Eulimella scillae (Scacchi, 1835), Eulimella ventricosa (Forbes, 1844), Brachystomia eulimoides (Hanley, 1844), Odostomia nitens Jeffreys, 1870, Odostomia suboblonga Jeffreys, 1884, Odostomia unidentata (Montagu, 1803), Ondina warreni (Thompson, 1845), Turbonilla corti Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897, Turbonilla guernei Dautzenberg 1889, Turbonilla hoeki Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896.
Many thanks for your efforts, Leon Hoffman
Dear Leon,
Many of species you listed are poorly known or known only by original description. However the majority of Odostomia s.str, were showed to be associated with polychaete worm genus Pomatoceros
For more information see
Høisæter T. 1989. Biological notes on some Pyramidellidae (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from Norway. Sarsia, 74: 283-297
Høisæter T. 2014. The Pyramidellidae (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) of Norway and adjacent waters. A taxonomic review. Fauna Norvegica, 34: 7-78
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