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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Main Authors: Heufelder, George R., Schneeberger, Philip J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 1980
Subjects:
Natural Resources and Environment
Science
Cottus cognatus
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/141417
https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1980)109<142:OOTALT>2.0.CO;2
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spelling ftumdeepblue:oai:deepblue.lib.umich.edu:2027.42/141417 2023-08-20T04:06:00+02:00 Occurrence of the Acanthocephalan Leptorhynchoides thecatus in Slimy Sculpins—A New Host Record Heufelder, George R. Schneeberger, Philip J. 1980-01 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/141417 https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1980)109<142:OOTALT>2.0.CO;2 unknown Taylor & Francis Group Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heufelder, George R.; Schneeberger, Philip J. (1980). "Occurrence of the Acanthocephalan Leptorhynchoides thecatus in Slimy Sculpins—A New Host Record." Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 109(1): 142-144. 0002-8487 1548-8659 https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/141417 doi:10.1577/1548-8659(1980)109<142:OOTALT>2.0.CO;2 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society IndexNoFollow Natural Resources and Environment Science Article 1980 ftumdeepblue https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1980)109<142:OOTALT>2.0.CO;2 2023-07-31T21:18:54Z 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 Article in Journal/Newspaper Cottus cognatus University of Michigan: Deep Blue
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Science
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Science
Heufelder, George R.
Schneeberger, Philip J.
Occurrence of the Acanthocephalan Leptorhynchoides thecatus in Slimy Sculpins—A New Host Record
topic_facet Natural Resources and Environment
Science
description 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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author Heufelder, George R.
Schneeberger, Philip J.
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title Occurrence of the Acanthocephalan Leptorhynchoides thecatus in Slimy Sculpins—A New Host Record
title_short Occurrence of the Acanthocephalan Leptorhynchoides thecatus in Slimy Sculpins—A New Host Record
title_full Occurrence of the Acanthocephalan Leptorhynchoides thecatus in Slimy Sculpins—A New Host Record
title_fullStr Occurrence of the Acanthocephalan Leptorhynchoides thecatus in Slimy Sculpins—A New Host Record
title_full_unstemmed Occurrence of the Acanthocephalan Leptorhynchoides thecatus in Slimy Sculpins—A New Host Record
title_sort occurrence of the acanthocephalan leptorhynchoides thecatus in slimy sculpins—a new host record
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate 1980
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