First record of Pomphorhynchus laevis (Acanthocephala) in fishes from Northern Ireland

During the spring and summer of 1999, Pomphorhynchus laevis was recovered from rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss raised in a Northern Ireland fish farm and from a European eel Anguilla anguilla from the Erne catchment, Ireland. These records appear to be independent of each other. They are the first...

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Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Authors: Evans, D. W., Matthews, M. A., McClintock, C. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2001
Subjects:
Anguilla anguilla
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2001.tb02346.x
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Summary:During the spring and summer of 1999, Pomphorhynchus laevis was recovered from rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss raised in a Northern Ireland fish farm and from a European eel Anguilla anguilla from the Erne catchment, Ireland. These records appear to be independent of each other. They are the first reports of P. laevis from fish in Northern Ireland.

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