Parasites of the ninespine stickleback Pungitius pungitius (L.) 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/z70-106; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z70-106

Metazoan parasites belonging to 11 genera (one of Monogenea; five of Digenea; two each of Cestoda and Acanthocephala; one of parasitic copepods) were recovered from 65 ninespine sticklebacks, Pungitius pungitius (L.), caught at four localities in Newfoundland and Labrador, during the period May–August, 1969.