Some Interesting Limnoria References

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Barnacle, J.E. and Cookson, L.J., 1995. Treated eucalypt and pine sapwood after 25 years in the sea. Part II. Major effect of wood type on the efficacy of some waterbourne preservatives. Journal of the Institute of Wood Science, 13, 543-558.

Barnacle, J.E., Cookson, L.J. and McEvoy, C.N., 1987. Limnoria quadripunctata Holthius- a threat to copper- treated wood. Material und Organismen, 22, 7-24.

Becker, G., 1959. Biological investigations of marine borers in Berlin-Dahlem. In Marine wood boring and fouling organisms (ed. D.L. Ray), pp. 62-77. Washington: University of Washington Press.

Becker, G., 1971. On the biology, physiology and ecology of marine wood-boring crustaceans. In Marine borers, fungi and fouling (ed. E.B.G. Jones. and S.K. Eltringham), pp. 304-326. Paris: Organisation of Economic Cooperations and Development.

Blanchette, R.A., Nilsson, T., Daniel, G. and Abad. A., 1990. Biological degradation of wood. In Archaeological wood: properties, chemistry and preservation (ed. R.M. Powell. and R.J. Barbour), pp. 141-174. Washington: American Chemical Society. (Advances in Chemistry. Series number 225.)

Bletchy, J.D., 1967. Marine Borers and their significance, preventative and remedial measures. In Insect and marine borer damage to timber and woodwork (recognition, prevention and eradication), pp 64-68. London: Ministry of Technology, Forest Products Research.

Boyle, P.J. and Mitchell. R., 1978a. Absence of microorganisms in crustacean digestive tracts. Science, 200, 1157-1159.

Boyle, P.J. and Mitchell, R., 1978b. Interactions between microorganisms and wood-boring crustaceans. In Proceedings of the 4th International Biodeterioration Symposium, Berlin, 1978, pp. 179-186. London: Pitman.

Boyle, P.J. and Mitchell, R., 1981a. The microbial ecology of crustacean wood borers. In Marine biodeterioration: an interdisciplinary study (ed. J.D. Costlow. and R.C. Tipper), pp. 15-23. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.

Boyle, P.J. and Mitchell, R., 1981b. External microflora of a marine wood-boring isopod. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 12, 720-729.

 

Cookson, L.J., 1986. Marine borers and timber piling options. CSIRO Division of Chemical and Wood Technology Research Review 1986.

Cookson, L.J., 1991. Australasian species of Limnoriidae (Crustacea: Isopoda). Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria, 52, 137-262.

Cookson, L.J., 1994. Observations on the activities of Sphaeroma in Australia. The International Research Group on Wood Preservation. Document number: IRG/WP/94-10059.

Cookson, L.J., 1997. Additions to the taxonomy of the Limnoriidae (Crustacea: Isopoda). Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria, 56, 129-143.

Cookson, L.J. and Barnacle, J.E., 1987. Predominance of the marine borer Limnoria indica Becker and Kampf on turpentine timber. International Biodeterioration, 23, 287-293.

Cookson, L.J. and Poore, G.C.B., 1994. New species of Lynseia and transfer of the genus to Limnoriidae (Crustacea: Isopoda). Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria, 54, 179-189.

Cragg, S.M. and Icely, J.D., 1982. An interim report on the studies of the tolerance by Sphaeroma (Crustacea, Isopoda) of CCA-treated timber. The International Research Group on Wood Preservation. Document no: IRG/WP/491.

Cragg, S.M. and Levy, C.R., 1979. Attack by the crustacean, Sphaeroma on CCA-treated softwood in Papua New Guinean waters. The International Journal of Wood Preservation, 1, 161-168.

Cragg, S.M., Pitman, A.J. and Henderson, S.M., (1999). Developments in the understanding of the biology of marine wood boring crustaceans and in methods of controlling them. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation,43, 197-205.

 

Daniel, G., Nilsson, T. and Cragg, S., 1991a. Limnoria lignorum ingest bacterial and fungal degraded wood. Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff, 49, 488-490.

Daniel, G., Cragg, S. and Nilsson, T., 1991b. Ingestion of wood-degrading microorganisms by Limnoria lignorum. The International Research Group on Wood Preservation. Document number: IRG/WP/4169.

Eaton, R.A., 1985. Preservation of marine timbers. In Preservation of timber in the tropics (ed. E.P.K. Findlay), pp. 157-191. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff.

Eaton, R.A. and Cragg, S.M., 1996. Evaluation of creosote fortified with synthetic pyrethroids as wood preservatives for use in the sea. Part 1: Efficacy against marine wood-boring molluscs and crustaceans. Material und Organismen, 29, 211-229.

Eaton, R.A. and Hale, M.D.C., 1993. Wood (decay, pests and protection). London: Chapman and Hall.

El-Shanshoury, A.R., Mona, M.H., Shoukr, F.A. and El-Bossery, A.M., 1994. The enumeration and characterization of bacteria and fungi associated with marine wood-boring isopods and the ability of these microorganisms to digest cellulose and wood. Marine Biology, 119, 321-326.

 

Farenbach, W.H., 1959. Studies of the histology and cytology of midgut diverticula of Limnoria lignorum. In Marine boring and fouling organisms (ed. D.L. Ray), pp. 96-107. Washington: University of Washington Press.

Geyer, H., 1981. Effects of wood-inhabiting marine fungi on food selection, feeding intensity and reproduction of Limnoria tripunctata Menzies (Crustacea: Isopoda). The International Research Group on Wood Preservation. Document number: IRG/WP/480.

Geyer, H., 1982. The influence of wood inhabiting marine fungi on the food selection, feeding activity and reproduction of Limnoria tripunctata Menzies (Crustacea: Isopoda). The International Journal of Wood Preservation, 2, 77-87.

Henderson, S.M., 1998. The detection of wood by the marine borers Limnoria sp. (Limnoriidae: Isopoda) during their migration. PhD thesis, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College: Brunel University.

Hoek, P.P., 1893. Rapport der comissie oit de kominklijke de levenswijze en de weking vaqn Limnoria lignorum. Verhandelingen Konicklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Afdeling Tweede Reeks, 1, 1-103.

 

Kalnins, M.A., 1976. Characterization of the attack on wood by the marine borer Limnoria tripunctata. Proceedings of the American Wood Preservers' Association, 12, 250-263.

Kofoid, C.A. and Miller, R.C., 1927. Biological section. In Marine borers and their relation to marine construction on the Pacific coast (ed. C.L. Hill. and C.A. Kofoid), pp. 306-343. California: University of California Press. (Final report of the San Francisco Bay Marine Piling Committee)

Kuhne, H., 1971. The identification of wood-boring crustaceans (with reference to their morphology, systematics and distribution). In Marine borers, fungi and fouling (ed. E.B.G. Jones. and S.K. Eltringham), pp. 65-88. Paris: Organisation of Economic Cooperations and Development.

Lane, C.E., 1959. The general histology and nutrition of Limnoria. In Marine boring and fouling organisms (ed. D.L. Ray), pp. 34-40. Washington: University of Washington Press.

Menzies, R.J., 1957. The marine borer family Limnoriidae (Crustacea: Isopoda). Part I: northern and central America: Systematics, distribution, and ecology. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean, 7, 101-200.

Merkel, J.R. and Traganza, E., 1958. Possible symbiotic role of proteolytic and cellulolytic bacteria found in the digestive system of a marine isopod. Bacteriological Proceedings, 53-54.

Merkel, J.R., Traganza, E.D., Mukherjee, B.B., Griffin, T.B. and Prescott, J.M., 1964. Proteolytic activity and general characteristics of a marine bacterium, Aeromonas proteolytica sp. N. Journal of Bacteriology, 87, 1227-1233.

 

Oliver, A.C., 1962. An account of the biology of Limnoria. Journal of the Institute of Wood Science, 2, 32-91.

Parrish, K.K., Barger, W.R. and Bultman, J.D., 1983. Exposure of creosote- naive and creosote- conditioned Limnoria tripunctata (Menzies) to untreated and creosote-treated wood. Naval Research Laboratory Report, Washington, D.C.

Pitman, A, Cragg, S. and Daniel, G., 1997. The attack of naturally durable and creosote treated timbers by Limnoria tripunctata Menzies. Material und Organismen, 31, 281-293.

Ray, D.L., 1957. Recent research on the biology of marine wood borers. Proceedings of the American Wood Preservers' Association, 54, 12-22.

Ray, D.L., 1959a. Some properties of cellulase from Limnoria. In Marine boring and fouling organisms (ed. D.L. Ray), pp. 372-396. Washington: University of Washington Press.

Ray, D.L., 1959b. Marine fungi and wood borer attack. Proceedings of the American Wood Preservers' Association, 55, 147-153.

Ray, D.L., 1959c. Nutritional physiology of Limnoria. In Marine wood boring and fouling organisms (ed. D.L. Ray), pp. 46-59. Washington: University of Washington Press.

Ray, D.L. and Julian, J.R., 1952. Occurrence of cellulase in Limnoria. Nature, 169, 32-33.

Ray, D.L. and Stuntz, D.E., 1959. Possible relation between marine fungi and Limnoria attack on submerged wood. Science, 129, 93-94.

 

Schafer, R.D. and Lane, C.E., 1957. Some preliminary observations bearing on the nutrition of Limnoria. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean, 7, 289-296.

Seesman, P.A., Colwell, R.R. and Zachary, A., 1977. Biodegradation of creosote / naphthalene-treated wood in the marine environment. Proceedings of the American Wood Preservers' Association, 73, 54-60.

Sleeter, T.D., Boyle, P.J., Cundell, A.M. and Mitchell, R., 1978. Relationships between marine microorganisms and the wood boring isopod Limnoria tripunctata. Marine Biology, 43, 329-336.

Somme, O.M., 1940. A study of the life history of the gribble Limnoria lignorum (Rathke) in Norway. NYTT Magasin fòr Naturuidenskapene, 21, 145-205.

Strunk, S.W., 1959. The formation of intracellular crystals in the midgut diverticula of Limnoria lignorum. In Marine fouling and boring organisms (ed. D.L. Ray), pp. 108-119. Washington: University of Washington Press.

 

Tupper, C., 1999. The Functional Anatomy of the Gut and Feeding Related Studies of the Marine Wood Boring Isopod Limnoria sp. (Limnoriidae: Isopoda). PhD thesis, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College: Brunel University.

Vind, H., Hochman, H., Muraoka, J. and Casey, J., 1956. Relationship between Limnoria species and service life of creosoted piling. In Symposium on Wood for Marine Use and its Protection from Marine Organisms, pp. 35-50. Philadelphia: American society for testing materials.

Wolff, T., 1990. The appendages of Limnoria stephenseni Menzies (Isopoda, Flabellifera). Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde, 60, 311-318.

Yonge, C.M., 1927. The absence of cellulase in Limnoria. Nature, 119, 855.

Zachary, A. and Colwell, R.R., 1979. Gut-associated microflora of Limnoria tripunctata in marine creosote-treated wood pilings. Nature, 282, 716-717.

Zachary, A., Parrish, K.K. and Bultman, J.D., 1983. Possible role of marine bacteria in providing the creosote-resistance of Limnoria tripunctata. Marine Biology, 75, 1-8.

 

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