Metazoan Parasites of Arctic Char ( Salvelinus alpinus ) from the North Slope of Canada and Alaska
Fourteen species of metazoan parasites were recovered from a total of 128 Salvelinus alpinus from the north slope of Canada and Alaska collected between March 31, 1971 and November 5, 1972. The parasites consisted of one monogean, four digeneans, four cestodes, two nematodes, one acanthocephalan, an...
| Published in: | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1976
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f76-037 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f76-037 |
| Summary: | Fourteen species of metazoan parasites were recovered from a total of 128 Salvelinus alpinus from the north slope of Canada and Alaska collected between March 31, 1971 and November 5, 1972. The parasites consisted of one monogean, four digeneans, four cestodes, two nematodes, one acanthocephalan, and two copepods. Of the parasites recovered, one was described as a new species (Bulbodacnitis alpinus Mudry and McCart, 1974) and three others are new North American host records (Tetraonchus alaskensis, Cystidicola stigmatura, and Cyanthocephalus truncatus). All of the localities sampled during this study are range extensions of the parasites found. |
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