Abundance and maturity of three species of parasitic anisakine nematodes ( Pseudoterranova decipiens , Contracaecum osculatum , Anisakis simplex ) occurring in Sable Island harbour seals ( Phoca vitulina )

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Stobo, Wayne T, Fanning, L Paul, Beck, Brian, Fowler, G Mark
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2002
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Island Harbour; harbour seal; Northwest Atlantic; Phoca vitulina
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z02-016; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z02-016

Three species of anisakine nematodes (Pseudoterranova decipiens, Contracaecum osculatum, Anisakis simplex) co-occur in the stomachs of Sable Island harbour seals (Phoca vitulina). The sealworm, P. decipiens, was the commonest nematode in these seals. Anisakis simplex was found in much smaller number...