Monogenetic trematodes from Newfoundland, Canada. 2. New species of the genus Gyrodactylus Nordmann, 1832 from Labrador cottids

• 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; Canada
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z70-165; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z70-165

Twenty-five fish of two species (Cottus bairdi, 10; Myoxocephalus quadricornis, 15) were collected at three locations in Labrador during August and September, 1969. Three new species of Gyrodactylus, namely Gyrodactylus labradorius n. sp. and G. lacusgrandis n. sp. from C. bairdi and G. nainum n. sp. from M. quadricornis, are described and figured.