Digenetic trematodes in alimentary tracts of fishes of South Georgia and South Shetlands (Antarctica)

• Published in: Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
• Main Author: K. Zdzitowiecki
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 1979
• Subjects: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling; SH1-691; Atkinson; Bray; Byrd; Antarc*; Antarctica; antarcticus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP1979.09.1.02; https://doaj.org/article/c1f54029f5914992842cdb7c935b05e1

Digenetic trematodes were found in 30 fish individuals out of 46 examined from catches obtained off South Shetlands, while off South Georgia all 16 individuals examined were found to contain the parasites. The same 7 parasitic species were found in the two areas, Elytrophalloides oatesi (Leiper et A...