Metazoan parasites of sticklebacks on Sable Island, Northwest Atlantic Ocean: biogeographic considerations
Three species of sticklebacks ( Apeltes quadracus, Gasterosteus aculeatus , and Pungitius pungitius ( n = 236) were collected from five ponds on Sable Island. The nematodes Pseudoterranova decipiens, Contracaecum sp., Paracuaria adunca , and Cosmucephalus obvelatus , and the cestode Diphyllobothrium...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1992.tb02668.x 2024-06-23T07:55:40+00:00 Metazoan parasites of sticklebacks on Sable Island, Northwest Atlantic Ocean: biogeographic considerations Marcogliese, D. J. 1992 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1992.tb02668.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1992.tb02668.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1992.tb02668.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Fish Biology volume 41, issue 3, page 399-407 ISSN 0022-1112 1095-8649 journal-article 1992 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1992.tb02668.x 2024-06-13T04:21:09Z Three species of sticklebacks ( Apeltes quadracus, Gasterosteus aculeatus , and Pungitius pungitius ( n = 236) were collected from five ponds on Sable Island. The nematodes Pseudoterranova decipiens, Contracaecum sp., Paracuaria adunca , and Cosmucephalus obvelatus , and the cestode Diphyllobothrium ditremum parasitized three‐spined sticklebacks ( G. aculeatus ) and four‐spined sticklebacks ( A. quadracus ) inhabiting four brackish water ponds. All the parasites except P. decipiens infected nine‐spined sticklebacks ( P. pungitius ) from a freshwater pond. In addition, the cestode Schistocephalus pungitii , the copepod Thersitina gasterostei , and the monogenean Gyrodactylus canadensis occurred in nine‐spined sticklebacks from the freshwater pond. The two cestodes, the copepod, and the sealworm, P. decipiens , were the most common parasites encountered. The remaining helminths were relatively rare. Most of the parasite species were larval forms which use gulls or seals as definitive hosts. These parasites probably colonized Sable Island with their definitive hosts, whereas only two species ( T. gasterostei and G. canadensis ) successfully colonized the island ponds with their fish hosts. The low parasite species richness encountered is attributed to the impoverished nature of the host fauna of Sable island, and the difficulty of colonization as a result of the island's isolation with respect to the mainland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Atlantic Wiley Online Library Journal of Fish Biology 41 3 399 407 |
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Three species of sticklebacks ( Apeltes quadracus, Gasterosteus aculeatus , and Pungitius pungitius ( n = 236) were collected from five ponds on Sable Island. The nematodes Pseudoterranova decipiens, Contracaecum sp., Paracuaria adunca , and Cosmucephalus obvelatus , and the cestode Diphyllobothrium ditremum parasitized three‐spined sticklebacks ( G. aculeatus ) and four‐spined sticklebacks ( A. quadracus ) inhabiting four brackish water ponds. All the parasites except P. decipiens infected nine‐spined sticklebacks ( P. pungitius ) from a freshwater pond. In addition, the cestode Schistocephalus pungitii , the copepod Thersitina gasterostei , and the monogenean Gyrodactylus canadensis occurred in nine‐spined sticklebacks from the freshwater pond. The two cestodes, the copepod, and the sealworm, P. decipiens , were the most common parasites encountered. The remaining helminths were relatively rare. Most of the parasite species were larval forms which use gulls or seals as definitive hosts. These parasites probably colonized Sable Island with their definitive hosts, whereas only two species ( T. gasterostei and G. canadensis ) successfully colonized the island ponds with their fish hosts. The low parasite species richness encountered is attributed to the impoverished nature of the host fauna of Sable island, and the difficulty of colonization as a result of the island's isolation with respect to the mainland. |
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Metazoan parasites of sticklebacks on Sable Island, Northwest Atlantic Ocean: biogeographic considerations |
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Metazoan parasites of sticklebacks on Sable Island, Northwest Atlantic Ocean: biogeographic considerations |
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Metazoan parasites of sticklebacks on Sable Island, Northwest Atlantic Ocean: biogeographic considerations |
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Metazoan parasites of sticklebacks on Sable Island, Northwest Atlantic Ocean: biogeographic considerations |
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Metazoan parasites of sticklebacks on Sable Island, Northwest Atlantic Ocean: biogeographic considerations |
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