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Saduria entomon infected with Hysterothylacium aduncum found in situ in the stomach of cod (Gadus morhua) from the Baltic Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2017

J. Pawlak*
Affiliation:
National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Gdynia, Poland
K. Nadolna-Ałtyn
Affiliation:
National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Gdynia, Poland
B. Szostakowska
Affiliation:
Institute of Marine and Tropical Medicine in Gdynia, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
M. Pachur
Affiliation:
National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Gdynia, Poland
M. Podolska
Affiliation:
National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Gdynia, Poland
*
Author for correspondence: J. Pawlak, E-mail: jpawlak@mir.gdynia.pl

Abstract

The parasite fauna of cod (Gadus morhus) is well described, but the life cycles of Baltic cod parasites are known only in general terms. Invertebrates commonly found in the stomach of cod are recognized as intermediate hosts in the life cycles of nematodes or acanthocephalans. The aim of this study was to determine the source of infection of Baltic cod with parasites found in situ in invertebrates present in the cod stomach. Our results indicate that Saduria entomon is both a source of infection of Baltic cod with parasites and an intermediate host in the life cycle of Hysterothylacium aduncum in the Baltic Sea.

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Short Communication
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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