Digenetic trematodes from Newfoundland, Canada. 2. Two species from Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758

Crepidostomum cooperi Hopkins, 1931 and Derogenes varicus (Mueller, 1784) are recorded for the first time from Newfoundland. The threespine stickleback is a new host for both parasites.

Bibliographic Details
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
Mueller
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z69-170
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z69-170
Description
Summary:Crepidostomum cooperi Hopkins, 1931 and Derogenes varicus (Mueller, 1784) are recorded for the first time from Newfoundland. The threespine stickleback is a new host for both parasites.

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