Helminths from the Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddelli (Lesson, 1826), in the Antarctic

The alimentary tracts of seven Weddell seals taken at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, were examined for helminth parasites. Two species of trematodes, three of cestodes, and one of nematodes were recovered. Numerical data on incidence and intensity of infection are given for each species. Heavy infection...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Beverley-Burton, Mary
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1971
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Antarctic
The Antarctic
McMurdo Sound
Weddell
Antarc*
Antarctica
Leptonychotes weddelli
Weddell Seal
Weddell Seals
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z71-012
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z71-012
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Summary:The alimentary tracts of seven Weddell seals taken at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, were examined for helminth parasites. Two species of trematodes, three of cestodes, and one of nematodes were recovered. Numerical data on incidence and intensity of infection are given for each species. Heavy infections of diphyllobothriid plerocercoids were also recorded.

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