Parasites of the Threespine Stickleback ( Gasterosteus aculeatus ) in Newfoundland and Labrador

Fifteen genera of helminths (19 species) and two genera of parasitic copepods (2 species) were recovered from 375 threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758) taken in 10 sampling areas in Newfoundland and Labrador during 1968 and 1969. Two new host records and two new records for...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Main Authors: Hanek, George, Threlfall, William
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1970
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f70-096
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f70-096
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Summary:Fifteen genera of helminths (19 species) and two genera of parasitic copepods (2 species) were recovered from 375 threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758) taken in 10 sampling areas in Newfoundland and Labrador during 1968 and 1969. Two new host records and two new records for North America are included.