Helminths in an intensively stocked population of lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, from Lake Huron
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Abstract
Eighty stocked lake trout Salvelinus namaycush (Salmonidae), collected from 2 locations in Lake Huron in May 1995, were examined for parasites. The parasite fauna of this top predator in Lake Huron was characterized by only 6 helminth species. Echinorhynchus salmonis infected all lake trout with a mean intensity of 163.9. The intensity of this acanthocephalan species significantly increased with host length and weight. Eubothrium salvelini infected 78 lake trout with a maximum number of 81 scoleces counted. Diplostomum sp., Cyathocephalus truncatus, Capillaria salvelini, and Neoechinorhynchus sp. infrequently infected lake trout. The low parasite species richness in these lake trout is believed to be due to their large size at stocking and to the loss of historical enzootic host–parasite relationships that followed the absence of this fish species in Lake Huron for 26 yr.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Helminths in an intensively stocked population of lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, from Lake Huron |
| Series title | Journal of Parasitology |
| DOI | 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0639:HIAISP]2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Allen Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 639 |
| Last page | 642 |
| Country | Canada, United States |
| State | Michigan, Ontario |
| Other Geospatial | Lake Huron |
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