Spatial and temporal distributions of larval sealworm, Pseudoterranova decipiens (Nematoda: Anisakinae), in Hippoglossoides platessoides (Pleuronectidae) in the Canadian Maritime Region from 1993 to 1999

• Published in: NAMMCO Scientific Publications
• Main Authors: McClelland, G, Martell, DJ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2001
• Subjects: Sealworms; Pseudoterranova decipiens; hosts; distributions; parasites; grey seals; Halichoerus grypus; The Gully; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2960; https://doi.org/10.7557/3.2960

Spatial and temporal trends of larval sealworm (Pseudoterranova decipiens) infection in eastern Canadian groundfish were monitored in an indicator host, Canadian plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides), in the 31 to 40 cm length range. Between February 1993 and September 1999, a total of 8,482 plaice...