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

• 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

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.