Helminth parasites of the fourspine stickleback ( Apeltes quadracus (Mitchill)) in Newfoundland

Fifteen specimens of the fourspine stickleback, Apeltes quadracus (Mitchill), caught in Salmonier Arm, near Mitchells Brook, St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, were examined for helminth parasites. Three species of monogenetic trematodes (Gyrodactylus avalonia Hanek and Threlfall, 1969; Gyrodactylus...

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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 1970
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Mitchells Brook
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z70-069
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z70-069
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Summary:Fifteen specimens of the fourspine stickleback, Apeltes quadracus (Mitchill), caught in Salmonier Arm, near Mitchells Brook, St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, were examined for helminth parasites. Three species of monogenetic trematodes (Gyrodactylus avalonia Hanek and Threlfall, 1969; Gyrodactylus cameroni n. sp.; Gyrodactylus canadensis Hanek and Threlfall, 1969), one of digenetic trematodes (Podocotyle atomon (Rudolphi, 1802)), one of Cestoda (Proteocephalus sp.), and one of Nematoda (Cystidicola farionis Fischer, 1798) were recovered.

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