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An investigation of the common fish louse, Argulus foliaceus (Linn.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Clifford Bower-Shore
Affiliation:
Fish Research Laboratory, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire

Extract

Argulus Foliaceus has a remarkably wide distribution, and is found throughout Europe. A. coregoni, which is another European form of the Argulidae, has been recorded in England from such localities as the Birmingham Canal; Barble, Leicestershire; Berkshire Trout Farm; the River Wharfe, Yorkshire; Tring Reservoirs; the Thames; the River Frome in Somerset; and the River Lune.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1940

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