Some ectoparasitic trichodinids from Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L., with a description of Trichodina cooperi n.sp.

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Poynton, S. L., Lom, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1989
• Subjects: Canada; Laird; The ''Y''; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z89-256; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z89-256

Trichodina murmanica Polyanskiy, 1955 (= Trichodina domerguei subsp. saintjohnsi Lom and Laird, 1969) and Trichodina cooperi n.sp. were commonly encountered on skin and fins of Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L., near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. A third species of Trichodina, probably new, was recorded...