Occurrence of the Acanthocephalan Leptorhynchoides thecatus in Slimy Sculpins—A New Host Record
A new host (Cottus cognatus) for adults of the acanthocephalan Leptorhynchoides thecatus (Linton) is reported. Of 176 slimy sculpins examined from eastern Lake Michigan, 93% were infected by L. thecatus. The number of L. thecatus infecting slimy sculpins was directly related to size of fish. Mean nu...
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Taylor & Francis Group
1980
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/141417 https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1980)109<142:OOTALT>2.0.CO;2 |
| Summary: | A new host (Cottus cognatus) for adults of the acanthocephalan Leptorhynchoides thecatus (Linton) is reported. Of 176 slimy sculpins examined from eastern Lake Michigan, 93% were infected by L. thecatus. The number of L. thecatus infecting slimy sculpins was directly related to size of fish. Mean number of L. thecatus per fish was 17 for males, 10 for females, and 3 for immatures. One male was infected with 132 L. thecatus. Peer Reviewed https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/141417/1/tafs0142.pdf |
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