Hepatoxylon trichiuri (Holden 1802) (Cestoda—Trypanorhyncha) from the giant squid Architeuthis dux Steenstrup 1857 in Newfoundland

A postlarva of the trypanorhynch, Hepatoxylon trichiuri (Holden 1802), was discovered in the caecum of the giant squid, Architeuthis dux Steenstrup 1857. This may establish a selachian or a teleost as being food of the architeuthid, about which subject there is no direct information.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Pippy, John H. C., Aldrich, Frederick A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1969
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z69-053
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z69-053
Description
Summary:A postlarva of the trypanorhynch, Hepatoxylon trichiuri (Holden 1802), was discovered in the caecum of the giant squid, Architeuthis dux Steenstrup 1857. This may establish a selachian or a teleost as being food of the architeuthid, about which subject there is no direct information.

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