The natural history of Echinorhynchus bothniensis Zdzitowiecki and Valtonen, 1987 (Acanthocephala) in a high Arctic lake

• Published in: Folia Parasitologica
• Main Authors: Aura, Raija-Liisa, Benesh, Daniel, Palomäki, Risto, Valtonen, Tellervo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Akademie Ved Ceske Republiky 2015
• Subjects: body size; Echinorhynchidae; intermediate host; Mysis; sex ratio; thorny-headed worms; Arctic; Arctic Lake; Mysis segerstralei; Salvelinus alpinus
• Online Access: http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201511113633

The acanthocephalan Echinorhynchus bothniensis Zdzitowiecki and Valtonen, 1987 differs from most other species in the genus Echinorhynchus Zoega in Müller, 1776 by infecting mysids (order Mysida) instead of amphipods (order Amphipoda) as intermediate hosts. Here we report on the occurrence of E. bot...