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Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda, Dracunculoidea); first documented record of this swimbladder parasite of eels in Ireland
Author(s) -
Evans D. W.,
Matthews M. A.
Publication year - 1999
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.1095-8649.1999.tb00707.x
Subject(s) - biology , parasite hosting , nematode , fishery , swim bladder , zoology , perciformes , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology , world wide web , computer science
In summer 1998 European eels infected with the swimbladder nematode Anguillicola crassus were detected in the Erne catchment, Ireland, probably introduced recently through the commercial eel trade.