The first record of Paratenuisentis ambiguus (Acanthocephala, Tenuisentidae) in Poland

Paratenuisentis ambiguus , an acanthocephalan originating from North America,is an alien species parasitising the European eel Anguilla anguilla . It was first recorded in Lake Lebsko,on the central coast of Poland. The report gives morphometric measurements of male and female P. ambiguus from this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jolanta Morozińska-Gogol
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008
Subjects:
Paratenuisentis ambiguus
Anguilla anguilla
Parasite
Poland
Oceanography
GC1-1581
European eel
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b26f3cc6c6734530a8b3a30a3c1288a0
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Summary:Paratenuisentis ambiguus , an acanthocephalan originating from North America,is an alien species parasitising the European eel Anguilla anguilla . It was first recorded in Lake Lebsko,on the central coast of Poland. The report gives morphometric measurements of male and female P. ambiguus from this locality. Because of the spread of the intermediate host Gammarus tigrinus andthe appearance of new adults in eels along the southern Baltic Coast, P. ambiguus is evidently able to complete its life cycle in Baltic coastal waters.

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