Parasitological examination of northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) pups for presence of hookworms (Uncinaria spp.) on San Miguel Island, California

• Published in: Helminthologia
• Main Authors: Lyons E. T., Kuzmina T. A., Spraker T. R., Delong R. L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2016
• Subjects: northern elephant seals; hookworms; uncinaria; meloidogyne luci; san miguel island; california; Microbiology; QR1-502; Nes; Nes’; San Miguel; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2016-0009; https://doaj.org/article/0b3eacc4be764d16a9e80dd3910b3ca9

Necropsy and extensive parasitological examination of dead northern elephant seal (NES) pups was done on San Miguel Island, California, in February, 2015. The main interest in the current study was to determine if hookworms were present in NESs on San Miguel Island where two hookworm species of the...