Ecological implications of Echinorhynchus gadi parasitism of Baltic cod ( Gadus morhua )

Of 533 Baltic cod (body length 21–93 cm) 530 were infected with Echinorhynchus gadi at infection intensities from 1 to 490 per host. The heavy infection of large cod (normally not feeding on amphipods) may be explained by a transfer of parasites from prey fishes to the predating large cod.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Author: Buchmann, K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1995
Subjects:
Acanthocephala
cod
Echinorhynchus gadi
fish size
Gadus morhua
Online Access:https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/ecological-implications-of-echinorhynchus-gadi-parasitism-of-baltic-cod-gadus-morhua(c40bebb1-f7b4-469c-a8c2-8215a507563a).html
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1995.tb05995.x
Description
Summary:Of 533 Baltic cod (body length 21–93 cm) 530 were infected with Echinorhynchus gadi at infection intensities from 1 to 490 per host. The heavy infection of large cod (normally not feeding on amphipods) may be explained by a transfer of parasites from prey fishes to the predating large cod.

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