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A new occurrence of the parasitical copepod Lernaea cyprinacea (L.)
Author(s) -
Sanderson J. M.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1974.tb04524.x
Subject(s) - biology , copepod , fish <actinopterygii> , crustacean , host (biology) , zoology , fishery , ecology
The first occurrence of Lernaea cyprinacea (L.) in Scotland is given together with a summary of Lernaea records for Britain including one other unpublished record. Source of the infection is discussed and host fish involved listed. General characters of the Scottish specimens are compared with those of Demaree, Fryer, Hu and Wilson.