The infection process of mullets with these cercariae is discussed in relation to salinity conditions prevailing in a brackish water stream.
Overall, we interpret that parasite communities of mullets change at a much lower spatial scale than that adopted in this study.
The sedentary habits of mullets would hamper substantial mixing of fish and, therefore, variability of infection levels, even of the long-lived parasites, would be maintained from sample to sample.
The case of striped red mullet is particularly clear because it is a demersal species with sedentary habits.
Fishermen liberally consume high value species such as turbot and red mullet on the boats.
The high variability of infection levels between striped red mullet samples could result from the interplay of three factors.
Perhaps the presence of a politician keen to reminisce about his own teenage, mullet-headed years as a pub rocker is all that is needed.
To distinguish the two coats, the tinctures and the arrangement of the mullets (star shapes) were altered.
