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Pseudobacciger harengulae from the Atlantic herring Clupea harengus: a new host and locality record

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2024

H. Rahimian  and
J. Thulin
H. Rahimian*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tehran, PO Box 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran:
J. Thulin
Affiliation:
ICES, 2-4 Palægade, DK-1261 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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*Fax: +98 21 6405141 Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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During the summer and autumn of 1994, 1995 and 1996, 406 juvenile herring caught off the Swedish west coast were examined for parasites. Amongst those found was the digenean Pseudobacciger harengulae, which represents new host and locality records for this parasite. Pseudobacciger harengulae has been reported from several species of clupeiformes, mostly from tropical and temperate regions of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. The morphology of P. harengulae is described and compared with earlier descriptions of P. harengulae and P. manteri. The possible relationships between P. harengulae and P. manteri are discussed and the validity of the P. manteri is questioned. Most of the specimens (75%) of P. harengulae were found in the pyloric caeca and the remainder (25%) in the intestine.

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Review Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 77 , Issue 1 , March 2003 , pp. 69 - 75
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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