How to translate text using browser tools
1 April 2009 First Record of Anguillicoloides crassus (Nematoda) in American Eels (Anguilla rostrata) in Canadian Estuaries, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
L. S. Rockwell, K. M. M. Jones, D. K. Cone
Author Affiliations +
Abstract

In the summer of 2007, American eels, Anguilla rostrata, from 2 localities on Cape Breton Island, were found to be infected with the swim bladder nematode Anguillicoloides crassus. This is the first documented report of this highly invasive parasite in Canadian waters. More than half of the yellow eels in Mira River (6 of 10), and 1 eel (of 5) from Sydney Harbour were infected. Parasite intensity ranged from 1 to 11 worms per eel. The occurrence of A. crassus at these 2 localities suggests the need for a more extensive survey on the distribution of this exotic parasite in eel populations throughout Cape Breton Island.

L. S. Rockwell, K. M. M. Jones, and D. K. Cone "First Record of Anguillicoloides crassus (Nematoda) in American Eels (Anguilla rostrata) in Canadian Estuaries, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia," Journal of Parasitology 95(2), 483-486, (1 April 2009). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1739.1
Published: 1 April 2009
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission
Back to Top