Observations and Experiments on some Larval Trematodes of Freshwater Snails and Fish from Southern Iceland
During the Glasgow University Iceland Expedition in 1972 freshwater snails and fish in southern Iceland were sampled for larval trematodes. This survey was prompted by the lack of literature concerning larval trematodes there. Indeed, the apparent absence of liver fluke Fasciola hepatica (L.1758) fr...
Published in: | Journal of Helminthology |
---|---|
Main Author: | |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1973
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00035173 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022149X00035173 |
id |
crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022149x00035173 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022149x00035173 2024-06-16T07:40:49+00:00 Observations and Experiments on some Larval Trematodes of Freshwater Snails and Fish from Southern Iceland Blair, David 1973 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00035173 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022149X00035173 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Helminthology volume 47, issue 4, page 409-414 ISSN 0022-149X 1475-2697 journal-article 1973 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00035173 2024-05-22T12:56:23Z During the Glasgow University Iceland Expedition in 1972 freshwater snails and fish in southern Iceland were sampled for larval trematodes. This survey was prompted by the lack of literature concerning larval trematodes there. Indeed, the apparent absence of liver fluke Fasciola hepatica (L.1758) from Iceland, (Palsson, pers. comm.) despite the presence of its molluscan and definitive hosts and the low summer temperatures, might lead to the supposition that climatic conditions are too harsh to permit completion of many trematode life-cycles. A number of adult trematodes have been reported from migratory birds in Iceland (Brinkmann 1956), although these parasites could have been acquired elsewhere. However, Crepidostomum farionis (Müller, 1784) from the gut of trout and char in Iceland (Brinkmann 1956) presumably completes its life cycle in freshwater there, although this has yet to be demonstrated. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Cambridge University Press Journal of Helminthology 47 4 409 414 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Cambridge University Press |
op_collection_id |
crcambridgeupr |
language |
English |
description |
During the Glasgow University Iceland Expedition in 1972 freshwater snails and fish in southern Iceland were sampled for larval trematodes. This survey was prompted by the lack of literature concerning larval trematodes there. Indeed, the apparent absence of liver fluke Fasciola hepatica (L.1758) from Iceland, (Palsson, pers. comm.) despite the presence of its molluscan and definitive hosts and the low summer temperatures, might lead to the supposition that climatic conditions are too harsh to permit completion of many trematode life-cycles. A number of adult trematodes have been reported from migratory birds in Iceland (Brinkmann 1956), although these parasites could have been acquired elsewhere. However, Crepidostomum farionis (Müller, 1784) from the gut of trout and char in Iceland (Brinkmann 1956) presumably completes its life cycle in freshwater there, although this has yet to be demonstrated. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Blair, David |
spellingShingle |
Blair, David Observations and Experiments on some Larval Trematodes of Freshwater Snails and Fish from Southern Iceland |
author_facet |
Blair, David |
author_sort |
Blair, David |
title |
Observations and Experiments on some Larval Trematodes of Freshwater Snails and Fish from Southern Iceland |
title_short |
Observations and Experiments on some Larval Trematodes of Freshwater Snails and Fish from Southern Iceland |
title_full |
Observations and Experiments on some Larval Trematodes of Freshwater Snails and Fish from Southern Iceland |
title_fullStr |
Observations and Experiments on some Larval Trematodes of Freshwater Snails and Fish from Southern Iceland |
title_full_unstemmed |
Observations and Experiments on some Larval Trematodes of Freshwater Snails and Fish from Southern Iceland |
title_sort |
observations and experiments on some larval trematodes of freshwater snails and fish from southern iceland |
publisher |
Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
publishDate |
1973 |
url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00035173 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022149X00035173 |
genre |
Iceland |
genre_facet |
Iceland |
op_source |
Journal of Helminthology volume 47, issue 4, page 409-414 ISSN 0022-149X 1475-2697 |
op_rights |
https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00035173 |
container_title |
Journal of Helminthology |
container_volume |
47 |
container_issue |
4 |
container_start_page |
409 |
op_container_end_page |
414 |
_version_ |
1802007812323147776 |