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Helminth Parasites of the Gunner, Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum) in Newfoundland*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Chandra Sekhar S.
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Alberta Alberta
William Threlfall
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland

Extract

808 cunners, Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum) were obtained from eight sampling stations around the Newfoundland coast, during the periods August-September, 19G7 and July-October, 1908. The fish were examined for metazoan parasites using conventional parasitological techniques. 22 species of parasites (10 trematode; 5 cestode; 6 nematode; 1 acanthocephalan) were recovered. This number excludes metacercariae of Cryptocotyle lingua (Creplin, 1825). 19 are new host records. Details of infections with the various species are given, each species being discussed and/or described individually. No leeches were found on this host despite the fact that it lives in. close proximity to other fish species that are heavily infested and an experiment performed to determine if leeches would move from one host species to another gave negative results.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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