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1 July 1987 Diplostomiasis (Trematoda: Strigeidae) in Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) from Charr Lake, Northern Labrador
Daniel R. Bouillon, Mark A. Curtis
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Abstract

The eyes of 273 Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) taken from Charr Lake, the Ikarut River, and Hebron Fiord in northern Labrador were examined for diplostomula. All anadromous charr taken from the Ikarut river and Hebron Fiord were uninfected. The resident fish from Charr Lake were parasitized with large numbers of diplostomula and intensity of infection increased with age and length. Infections of up to 2,852 diplostomula in one fish are the highest recorded. Such infections did not appear to affect the vision of the charr.

Bouillon and Curtis: Diplostomiasis (Trematoda: Strigeidae) in Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) from Charr Lake, Northern Labrador
Daniel R. Bouillon and Mark A. Curtis "Diplostomiasis (Trematoda: Strigeidae) in Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) from Charr Lake, Northern Labrador," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 23(3), 502-505, (1 July 1987). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-23.3.502
Received: 14 February 1985; Published: 1 July 1987
KEYWORDS
Arctic charr
diplostomiasis
Diplostomum spp.
eye
parasite
pathology
Salvelinus alpinus
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