Metazoan Parasites, Excluding Monogenea, from Longnose and White Suckers

Seven genera of helminths (two of Digenea, one of Cestoda, and two each of Nematoda and Acanthocephala) and one species of parasitic copepod were recovered from 40 longnose suckers (Catostomus catostomus) and five white suckers (Catostomus commersoni), caught at two localities in Labrador, during Au...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Main Authors: Threlfall, William, Hanek, George
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1970
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f70-153
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f70-153
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Summary:Seven genera of helminths (two of Digenea, one of Cestoda, and two each of Nematoda and Acanthocephala) and one species of parasitic copepod were recovered from 40 longnose suckers (Catostomus catostomus) and five white suckers (Catostomus commersoni), caught at two localities in Labrador, during August and September 1969. The helminths reported include five new host records.