Bulbodacnitis alpinus sp. nov. (Nematoda: Cucullanidae) from Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus L., with notes on other species of Bulbodacnitis

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Mudry, Dwight R., McCart, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1974
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Yukon; north slope; Salvelinus alpinus; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z74-055; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z74-055

Bulbodacnitis alpinus sp. nov. is described from Salvelinus alpinus L. from the North Slope of Yukon and Alaska. Bulbodacnitis alpinus was found to be present in both anadromous and freshwater resident stream populations but it is absent from lake populations of S. alpinus. Specimens of B. occidentalis Smedley, 1933, B. scotti Simon, 1935, B. ampullastoma Maggenti, 1971, and B. truttae (Fabricius, 1794) were examined and comparative measurements are presented. Bulbodacnitis scotti, B. ampullastoma, and B. occidentalis are considered synonyms of B. truttae.