Monsters of the Sea Serpent: Parasites of an Oarfish,Regalecus russellii
| Autor: | Magaly Espinoza, Ana E. Garcia-Vedrenne, Sara B. Weinstein, Jacob E. Ashford, Gabriela L. P. Dunn, John P. McLaughlin, Michelle L. Steinauer, George Poinar, Alejandra G. Jaramillo, Armand M. Kuris, Maria Pickering |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Isurus
Nematoda Molecular Sequence Data Biology DNA Ribosomal California Acanthocephala Predation Fish Diseases RNA Ribosomal 28S Animals Juvenile Nematode Infections Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Larva Pacific Ocean Base Sequence Ecology Sea serpent Fishes Cestode Infections biology.organism_classification Viscera Shortfin mako shark Oarfish Microscopy Electron Scanning Cestoda Parasitology Helminthiasis Animal Regalecus russellii |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Parasitology. 101:41-44 |
| ISSN: | 1937-2345 0022-3395 |
| Popis: | Examination of a small portion of the viscera of an oarfish (Regalecus russellii) recovered from Santa Catalina Island, southern California, revealed numerous tetraphyllidean tapeworm plerocercoids, Clistobothrium cf. montaukensis; 2 juvenile nematodes, Contracaecum sp.; and a fragment of an adult acanthocephalan, family Arhythmacanthidae. This suggests that the fish was relatively heavily parasitized. The presence of larval and juvenile worms suggests that oarfish are preyed upon by deep-swimming predators such as the shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, known to be a definitive host for the adult tapeworm, and also by diving mammals such as sperm whales, Physeter catodon L., hosts of Contracaecum spp. nematodes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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