Article Title
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1966
Keywords
Itasca State Park (Minn.); Fishes--Parasites; Helminths
Abstract
A helminth survey was conducted'. on 12 species of fish taken from the waters of Itasca State Park. An abundant and varied helminth fauna was found, with 3 l parasitic forms identified to genus or species. By taxonomic groups these included, 20 trematodes, 5 cestodes, 2 acanthocephalans, and 4 nematodes. Every fish examined was parasitized, but yellow perch and rockbass possessed the greatest variety of helminths. Based on the results of this survey, several aspects of parasite life cycles, geographic distribution, and hast specificity are discussed.
First Page
99
Last Page
101
Recommended Citation
Larson, O. R.
(1966).
Some Helminths of Itasca Park Fishes.
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science, Vol. 33 No.2, 99-101.
Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/jmas/vol33/iss2/5
Primo Type
Article