Occurrence of endoparasitic worms in dusky notothen, Trematomus newnesi (Actinopterygii Nototheniidae)

• Main Authors: At Adélie L, Zdzisław Laskowski, Anna Rocka, Krzysztof Zdzitowiecki, Instytut Parazytologii Im. W. Stefańskiego, Polska Akademia Nauk
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Key words; Antarctica; Adélie Land; parasitic worms; fish; Trematomus newnesi; Antarctic; Davis Sea; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.532.8564; http://www.polish.polar.pan.pl/ppr28/PPR28-037.pdf

Abstract: Trematomus newnesi (Nototheniidae), a bentho−pelagic fish, caught off Adélie Land (eastern Antarctic) was examined for the presence of internal parasitic worms. These fishes were infected with 11 species and larval forms of parasites: Digenea (Macvicaria pennelli, Neolebouria terranovaensi...