Helminths of pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha , from five tributaries of Lake Superior and Lake Huron

Adult salmon (93 pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; 8 coho salmon, O. kisutch; and 5 chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha) were collected from four tributaries of Lake Superior and one of Lake Huron in September–October 1983 and 1984, and examined for helminths. Fourteen species (1 Digenea, 4 Cestoda, 6...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Muzzall, Patrick M., Peebles, C. Robert
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1986
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Pink salmon
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z86-075
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z86-075
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Summary:Adult salmon (93 pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; 8 coho salmon, O. kisutch; and 5 chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha) were collected from four tributaries of Lake Superior and one of Lake Huron in September–October 1983 and 1984, and examined for helminths. Fourteen species (1 Digenea, 4 Cestoda, 6 Nematoda, 3 Acanthocephala) were found in the digestive tract and other viscera. Nine, 6, and 7 new host records are reported for pink, coho, and chinook salmon, respectively. Cystidicola farionis and Echinorhynchus salmonis were the most common and numerous helminths in each salmon species. Fifty pink salmon fry and 35 chinook salmon fry collected in May 1984 were negative for parasites.

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