Assistant Professor
Complete CV
334-844-9278
ash.bullard@auburn.edu

Field of Specialization
 Parasitology





  • Professional Affiliations
  • Special Honors & Awards
  • Research
  • Publications

American Society of Parasitologists (Tellers Committee 1999, Committee on Awards 2000, Student Council Member-at-Large 2004, Local Committee 2005; Nominating Committee 2008; Judge, ASP Student Paper Awards 2008)

American Fisheries Society (Fish Health Section)

Marine and Estuarine Graduate Student Association (Graduate Student Representative elect 2002–2006)

American Elasmobranch Society

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

American Association for Advancement of ScienceSoutheastern Society of Parasitologists

Southwestern Association of Parasitologists

Helminthological Society of Washington

World Aquaculture Society

United States Aquaculture Society

Sigma Xi (full membership)

Mississippi Academy of Sciences

Gulf Caribbean Fisheries Institute

Tennessee Academy of Sciences

International Society of Protistology

Associate Graduate Faculty. Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Dept. of
Coastal Sciences, Univ. of Southern Mississippi. May 2008–presen

  • Ashton Cuckler New Investigator Award. American Society of Parasitologists. 2008.
  • Outstanding PhD Student of the Year. College of Science and Technology, University of Southern Mississippi. 2005.
  • People’s Choice Best Presentation. Marine and Estuarine Graduate Student Symposium, Ocean Springs, MS. 2002.
  • Patronym. Acanthobothrium bullardi (Cestoda), Journal of Parasitology 87(2):354–372. 2001.
  • Sea Grant Fellow. Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium. 2000–2001.
  • Figure selected for Journal cover illustration. Journal of Parasitology 87(5). 2001.
  • Dean’s List. University of South Carolina at Columbia. 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997.
  • Cum Laude (BS). University of South Carolina. 1997.
  • Howard Hughes Scholar. University of South Carolina. 1996–1997.
    Presidential Scholar. University of South Carolina. 1993–1997.
Research Intrests

  • Evolutionary Biology of Fish Parasites
  • Aquatic Animal Health & Fish Pathology
  • Host-Parasite Associations
  • Taxonomy & Systematics
Title Journal Year
First report of gastrocotylinean post-oncomiracidia (Platyhelminthes: Monogenoidea: Heteronchoinea) on gills of flyingfish (Exocoetidae), snapper (Lutjanidae), dolphinfish (Coryphaenidae), and amberjack (Carangidae) from the Gulf of Mexico: Decoy hosts and the dilution effect Parasitology International 2011
Molecules infer origins of ectoparasite infrapopulations on tuna Parasitology International 2011
Characterization of a diversity of tetraphyllidean and rhinebothriidean cestode larval types, with comments on host associations and life-cycles International Journal for Parasitology 2010
Littorellicola billhawkinsi n. gen., n. sp. (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) from the myocardial lacunae of Florida pompano, Trachinotus carolinus (Carangidae) in the Gulf of Mexico; with a comment on the interrelationships and functional morphology of intertrabecular aporocotylids Parasitology International 2010
NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF APOROCOTYLIDAE (DIGENEA) FROM A BASAL ACTINOPTERYGIAN, THE AMERICAN PADDLEFISH, POLYODON SPATHULA, (ACIPENSERIFORMES: POLYODONTIDAE) FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA Journal of Parasitology 2008
Digeneans as Enemies of Fishes Fish Diseases (Book Chapter) 2008
NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF EUDACTYLINID (SIPHONOSTOMATOIDA: COPEPODA) FROM GILL LAMELLAE OF ORNATE EAGLE RAYS, AETOMYLAEUS VESPERTILIO
(MYLIOBATIDAE), COLLECTED IN THE BEAGLE GULF OFF NORTHERN AUSTRALIA		 Journal of Parasitology 2007
SEALING WHIRL-PAK-TYPE BAGS CONTAINING WET SAMPLES Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 2007
Selachohemecus benzi n. sp. (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) from the blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus (Carcharhinidae) in the northern Gulf of Mexico Systematic Parasitology 2006
Psettarium anthicum sp. n. (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) from the heart of cobia Rachycentron canadum (Rachycentridae) in the northern Gulf of Mexico FOLIA PARASITOLOGICAE 2006
Parasites of Fishes: List of and Dichotomous Key to the Identification of Major Metazoan Groups Proceedings of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association 2006
A Second Species of Artic Shark: Pacific Sleeper Shark Somniosus pacificus from Point Hope, Alaska Polar Biology 2004
Cardicola forsteri (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) from the Heart of a Northern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus (Scombridae), in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Comparative Parasitology 2004
KUDOA HYPOEPICARDIALIS N. SP. (MYXOZOA: KUDOIDAE) AND ASSOCIATED LESIONS FROM THE HEART OF SEVEN PERCIFORM FISHES IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO Journal of Parasitology 2004
NEW GENUS WITH TWO NEW SPECIES OF CAPSALID MONOGENEANS FROM DASYATIDS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA Journal of Parasitology 2004
Metazoan Parasites and Associates of Chondrichthyans with Emphasis on Taxa Harmful to Captive Hosts The Elasmobranch Husbandry Manual: Captive Care of Sharks, Rays and their Relatives (book chapter) 2004
New Locality Records for Dermophthirius carcharhini (Monogenea: Microbothriidae) and Dermophthirius maccallumi and a List of Hosts
and Localities for Species of Dermophthirius		 Comparative Parasitology 2004
OPERCULAR LESION IN WILD BLACK DRUM, POGONIAS CROMIS (LINNAEUS, 1766), ASSOCIATED WITH ATTACHMENT OF THE SEA LOUSE SCIAENOPHILUS TENUIS
(COPEPODA: SIPHONOSTOMATOIDA: CALIGIDAE)		 Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 2004
TWO NEW SPECIES OF CARDICOLA (DIGENEA: SANGUINICOLIDAE) IN DRUMS (SCIAENIDAE) FROM MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA
 Journal of Parasitology 2004
A NEW GEOGRAPHIC LOCALITY AND THREE NEW HOST RECORDS FOR NEOBENEDENIA MELLENI (MACCALLUM) (MONOGENEA: CAPSALIDAE) Gulf and Caribbean Reasearch 2003
BRANCHOTENTHES ROBINOVERSTREETI N. GEN. AND N. SP. (MONOGENEA: HEXABOTHRIIDAE) FROM GILL FILAMENTS OF THE BOWMOUTH GUITARFISH, RHINA
ANCYLOSTOMA (RHYNCHOBATIDAE), IN THE INDIAN OCEAN		 Journal of Parasitology 2003
ELAPHROBATES EUZETI GEN. AND SP. N. (DIGENEA: SANGUINICOLIDAE) FROM SNAPPERS (LUTJANIDAE) IN THE GULF OF MEXICO Journal of Parasitology 2003
Metazoan Parasites of Fishes: Synoptic Information and Portal to the Literature for Aquarists Proceedings of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association 2002
Potential pathological effects of blood flukes (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) on pen-reared marine
fishes		 Proceedings of the 53rd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 2002
GILL LESIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ERPOCOTYLE TIBURONIS (MONOGENEA: HEXABOTHRIIDAE) ON WILD AND AQUARIUM-HELD BONNETHEAD SHARKS (SPHYRNA TIBURO) Journal of Parasitology 2001
KROEYERINA DEETSORUM N. SP. (COPEPODA: KROYERIIDAE) FROM THE OLFACTORY SACS OF ATLANTIC SHARPNOSE SHARKS (RHIZOPRIONODON TERRAENOVAE)
CAPTURED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC AND FIRST REPORT OF COPEPODIDS REPRESENTING KROYERIIDAE		 Journal of Parasitology 2001
MARGOLISIUS ABDITUS N. GEN., N. SP. (COPEPODA: LERNAEOPODIDAE) FROM GILL LAMELLAE OF A REMORA (REMORA REMORA) COLLECTED IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA American Society of Parasitologists 2000
CALICOTYLE CALIFORNIENSIS N. SP. AND CALICOTYLE UROBATI N. SP.d. (MONOGENEA: CALICOTYLINAE) FROM ELASMOBRANCHS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA Journal of Parasitology 2000
DIONCHUS POSTONCOMIRACIDIA (MONOGENEA: DIONCHIDAE) FROM THE SKIN OF BLACKTIP SHARKS, CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS (CARCHARHINIDAE) Journal of Parasitology 2000
MARGOLISIUS ABDITUS N. GEN., N. SP. (COPEPODA: LERNAEOPODIDAE) FROM GILL LAMELLAE OF A REMORA (REMORA REMORA) COLLECTED IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA Journal of Parasitology 2000
Six New Host Records and an Updated List of Wild Hosts for Neobenedenia melleni (MacCallum) (Monogenea: Capsalidae) Comparative Parasitology 2000
Skin Lesions Caused by Dermophthirius penneri (Monogenea: Microbothriidae) on Wild-Caught Blacktip Sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) Journal of Parasitology 2000
BLOOD FLUKES (DIGENEA: APOROCOTYLIDAE) OF STINGRAYS (MYLIOBATIFORMES: DASYATIDAE): ORCHISPIRIUM HETEROVITELLATUM FROM HIMANTURA IMBRICATA IN THE BAY OF BENGAL AND MYLIOBATICOLA RICHARDHEARDI N. GEN., N. SP. FROM DASYATIS SABINA IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO Department of Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi,