Ecology of metazoan parasites infecting Catostomus spp. (Catostomidae) from southwestern Lake Superior
Ecology of the parasite fauna of two abundant nongame fish species, Catostomus catostomus (longnose sucker) and Catostomus commersoni (white sucker), from southwestern Lake Superior was examined. White sucker harbored a total of 17 parasite species compared with 8 species in longnose sucker. Echinor...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z93-231 2024-09-15T18:01:48+00:00 Ecology of metazoan parasites infecting Catostomus spp. (Catostomidae) from southwestern Lake Superior Hogue, Cheryl C. Sutherland, Daniel R. Christensen, Bruce M. 1993 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z93-231 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z93-231 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 71, issue 8, page 1646-1652 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 journal-article 1993 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z93-231 2024-08-01T04:10:00Z Ecology of the parasite fauna of two abundant nongame fish species, Catostomus catostomus (longnose sucker) and Catostomus commersoni (white sucker), from southwestern Lake Superior was examined. White sucker harbored a total of 17 parasite species compared with 8 species in longnose sucker. Echinorhynchus salmonis and Neoechinorhynchus crassus were the most abundant helminths in both sucker species. The only parasitic copepod found in this study, Ergasilus nerkae, was more prevalent in longnose sucker. In white sucker, Glaridacris catostomi, Capillaria catostomi, Ergasilus nerkae, Allocreadium lobatum, and Isoglaridacris bulbocirrus showed fluctuations in prevalence on a seasonal basis. Several helminth species showed a high degree of microhabitat overlap in the gut (e.g., A. lobatum, G. catostomi, and Echinorhynchus salmonis). Helminths that exhibited a higher mean intensity in certain sections of the intestinal tract included I. bulbocirrus in the anterior portion of the gut and Capillaria catostomi in the posterior region of the gut. Article in Journal/Newspaper Catostomus catostomus Longnose sucker Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Zoology 71 8 1646 1652 |
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Ecology of the parasite fauna of two abundant nongame fish species, Catostomus catostomus (longnose sucker) and Catostomus commersoni (white sucker), from southwestern Lake Superior was examined. White sucker harbored a total of 17 parasite species compared with 8 species in longnose sucker. Echinorhynchus salmonis and Neoechinorhynchus crassus were the most abundant helminths in both sucker species. The only parasitic copepod found in this study, Ergasilus nerkae, was more prevalent in longnose sucker. In white sucker, Glaridacris catostomi, Capillaria catostomi, Ergasilus nerkae, Allocreadium lobatum, and Isoglaridacris bulbocirrus showed fluctuations in prevalence on a seasonal basis. Several helminth species showed a high degree of microhabitat overlap in the gut (e.g., A. lobatum, G. catostomi, and Echinorhynchus salmonis). Helminths that exhibited a higher mean intensity in certain sections of the intestinal tract included I. bulbocirrus in the anterior portion of the gut and Capillaria catostomi in the posterior region of the gut. |
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Hogue, Cheryl C. Sutherland, Daniel R. Christensen, Bruce M. Ecology of metazoan parasites infecting Catostomus spp. (Catostomidae) from southwestern Lake Superior |
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Hogue, Cheryl C. Sutherland, Daniel R. Christensen, Bruce M. |
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Ecology of metazoan parasites infecting Catostomus spp. (Catostomidae) from southwestern Lake Superior |
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Ecology of metazoan parasites infecting Catostomus spp. (Catostomidae) from southwestern Lake Superior |
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Ecology of metazoan parasites infecting Catostomus spp. (Catostomidae) from southwestern Lake Superior |
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Ecology of metazoan parasites infecting Catostomus spp. (Catostomidae) from southwestern Lake Superior |
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Ecology of metazoan parasites infecting Catostomus spp. (Catostomidae) from southwestern Lake Superior |
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ecology of metazoan parasites infecting catostomus spp. (catostomidae) from southwestern lake superior |
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Catostomus catostomus Longnose sucker |
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