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New host and locality record for Triaenophorus crassus forel (Cestoda: pseudophyllidea)

January 1, 1957

The adult form of Triaenophorus crassus Forel, 1868 (= T. robustus Olsson, 1893; = T. tricuspidatus morpha megadentatus Wardle, 1932) occurs as an intestinal parasite in the pike, Esox lucius L., a holarctic species of wide distribution. Preliminary life-history stages include procercoid development in copepods of the genus Cyclops followed by plerocercoid development in the musculature of a variety of coregonid and salmonid fishes. The unsightly appearance of even moderate plerocercoid infections is often sufficient to render fish unacceptable for human consumption. In the prairie provinces of Canada the incidence and intensity of T. crassus infections in the commercially important whitefishes constitute a serious economic problem.

Publication Year 1957
Title New host and locality record for Triaenophorus crassus forel (Cestoda: pseudophyllidea)
DOI 10.2307/3274650
Authors J. R. Uzmann, M. N. Hesselholt
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Journal of Parasitology
Index ID 70160530
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Western Fisheries Research Center