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Observations on strigeid metacercariae in the eyes of fish from Hanningfield Reservoir, Essex, England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

R. Wootten
R. Wootten
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Imperial College, London S.W. 7, England
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Abstract

A comparative study was made of the occurrence of the metacercariae of Diplostomum spathaceum, Tylodelphys clavata and T. podicipina in the eyes of brown and rainbow trout, perch, ruffe, roach, ten-spined stickleback, eel and stone-loach, from Hanningfield Reservoir, Essex between January 1968 and March 1969. D. spathaceum was found in all fish species and T. clavata in all except eel and stone-loach. The degree of infection varied considerably between different host species. T. podicipina occurred mainly in young perch but was also found in rainbow trout and ruffe. D. spathaceum normally occurring in the lens was also found in considerable numbers in the humor of the eye in brown and rainbow trout, perch and ruffe. Infection with D. spathaceum and T. clavata increased with length and age of the host although in some host species there was a reduction in the largest fish examined. Newly introduced rainbow trout became infected with D. spathaceum and T. clavata during their first summer in the reservoir.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 48 , Issue 1 , March 1974 , pp. 73 - 83
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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