Host and geographic records of ectoparasites from Alaskan seabirds (Charadriiformes: Alcidae and Laridae)

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Hoberg, Eric P., Wehle, D. H. S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1982
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Gulf of Alaska; Chukchi; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z82-065; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z82-065

Host and geographic records are presented for ectoparasites collected from seabirds in Alaska. Ectoparasites of three major groups were recovered: Mallophaga, represented by the genera Saemundssonia (S. fraterculae, S. montereyi, and Saemundssonia sp.) and Quadraceps (Q. antigua, and Quadraceps sp.); Siphonaptera, represented by a single specimen of Ceratophyllus v. vagabundus; and Acari, represented by the genus Ixodes (I. uriae and I. signatus). These ectoparasites along with specimens of unidentified free-living oribatid mites were found infesting species of Alcidae and Laridae (Charadriiformes) at localities in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering and Chukchi seas.