臺灣海生寄生性蠕蟲相之查明與資料庫之建立(2/2)

The aims of this study are to inventorying the marine helminth parasite fauna in Taiwan and
establish a Data Base provided with a searching machine to interchange and share information.
This project will be carried out for two years. The main objectives of the first year are searching
and collecting all records and papers concerning Taiwan marine parasitic helminths published by
not only the Taiwanese scientists, but also American, Japanese, and Mainland's. Helminths
including the Phylum Nematoda, Digenea and Cestoda of the Phylum Platyhelminthes will be
collected from marine fish, zooplanktons, annelids, mollusks, and mammals, such as dolphins
and whales. Helminth classification is processed using either traditional morphological
procedures or molecular analysis or restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). Helminth
cladogram and distribution will be drawn. Finally, a Data Base have been constructed and carried
out well.