Metazoan parasites of the American eel ( Anguilla rostrata (LeSueur)) in Newfoundland and Labrador

• 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; Newfoundland; Copepods
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z70-105; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z70-105

Sixty American eels from six localities in Newfoundland and Labrador were examined for metazoan parasites during the period June, 1967–July, 1969. Fifty-eight percent were found to be infected with digenetic trematodes (three genera), cestodes (two genera), nematodes (two genera), acanthocephalans (two genera) and copepods (one genus).