Lepeophtheirus cuneifer Kabata, 1974 (Copepoda: Caligidae) from seawater-reared rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss , and Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar , in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada

Adults, preadults, and chalimus larvae of Lepeophtheirus cuneifer were recovered from rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, and Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, cultured in seawater in the southern Strait of Georgia, British Columbia. This species has not been reported previously from these hosts or in C...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Johnson, S. C., Albright, L. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1991
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Canada
British Columbia
Kabata
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z91-201
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z91-201
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Summary:Adults, preadults, and chalimus larvae of Lepeophtheirus cuneifer were recovered from rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, and Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, cultured in seawater in the southern Strait of Georgia, British Columbia. This species has not been reported previously from these hosts or in Canadian waters. It was found only in low abundance and is not an economically important parasite of farmed salmonids in British Columbia.

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