Prevalence and Abundance of Cyamid “Whale Lice” (Cyamus ceti) on Subsistence Harvested Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Von Duyke, Andrew L., Stimmelmayr, Raphaela, Sheffield, Gay, Sformo, Todd, Givens, Geof H., George, John C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2016
• Subjects: cyamid; whale lice; Cyamus ceti; ectoparasite; bowhead whale; Balaena mysticetus; Arctic; Bering Sea; Chukchi Sea; Beaufort Sea; Cyamidae; pou de la baleine; baleine boréale; Arctique; mer de Béring; mer des Tchouktches; mer de Beaufort; Baleine; la Baleine; Mer de Beaufort; Arctique*; Chukchi; Mer de Béring; Mer des Tchouktches; Tchouktche*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67632

We present findings on the prevalence and abundance of cyamid ectoparasites (Cyamus ceti) or “whale lice” on bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) harvested for subsistence in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas from 1973 to 2015. Cyamids were present on 20% of the 673 whales that were examined for...