Monogenetic trematodes from Newfoundland, Canada. 1. New species of the genus Gyrodactylus Nordmann, 1832

Five new species of Gyrodactylus, namely Gyrodactylus avalonia, G. canadensis, G. lairdi, G. memorialis, and G. terranovae, are described and figured from Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 and Gasterosteus wheatlandi Putnam, 1867 caught in Newfoundland, Canada. This is the first record of a spec...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Hanek, George, Threlfall, William
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1969
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Canada
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z69-155
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z69-155
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Summary:Five new species of Gyrodactylus, namely Gyrodactylus avalonia, G. canadensis, G. lairdi, G. memorialis, and G. terranovae, are described and figured from Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 and Gasterosteus wheatlandi Putnam, 1867 caught in Newfoundland, Canada. This is the first record of a species of Gyrodactylus being recovered from G. wheatlandi.

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