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1st International Workshop on Symbiotic Copepoda |
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Saturday, December 4, 2010 - Wednesday, December 8, 2010
More than 11,000 valid copepod species are known, about half of which live in symbiotic associations with nearly every animal group, ranging from sponges to chordates, living in the marine environment. Copepods are ubiquitous parasites of marine and freshwater fishes, are the main constituents of the parasite fauna of fishes, are known to cause diseases in finfish aquaculture, and serve as useful bioindicators of host dispersal, host phylogeny, host population structure and ecological disturbances. Only about 2% of aquatic invertebrate species and less than 20% of fishes have been surveyed for symbiotic copepods, which means there are many more symbiotic copepods waiting to be discovered and formally described.
The 1st International Workshop on Symbiotic Copepoda is timely as many symbiotic copepod experts have recently retired or will be retiring shortly, and as such, there is a declining trend of training and recruitment of young scientists in this field. This taxonomy-based workshop is also applicable for scientists utilizing symbiotic copepods in their biological, ecological, evolutionary or molecular studies as accurate identification of the target species underpins the success of any biological sciences study.
For more information or to register for the workshop please visit the 1st International Workshop on Symbiotic Copepoda web site
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