Saduria entomon infected with Hysterothylacium aduncum found in situ in the stomach of cod ( Gadus morhua ) from the Baltic Sea

• Published in: Journal of Helminthology
• Main Authors: Pawlak, J., Nadolna-Ałtyn, K., Szostakowska, B., Pachur, M., Podolska, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2017
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; General Medicine; Parasitology; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x1700092x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022149X1700092X

Abstract The parasite fauna of cod ( Gadus morhus ) is well described, but the life cycles of Baltic cod parasites are known only in general terms. Invertebrates commonly found in the stomach of cod are recognized as intermediate hosts in the life cycles of nematodes or acanthocephalans. The aim of this study was to determine the source of infection of Baltic cod with parasites found in situ in invertebrates present in the cod stomach. Our results indicate that Saduria entomon is both a source of infection of Baltic cod with parasites and an intermediate host in the life cycle of Hysterothylacium aduncum in the Baltic Sea.