| helminths of the spotted seal, phoca largha, from the bering sea. | fifty-five spotted seals, phoca largha, from the seasonal pack ice of the bering sea were examined for helminth parasites. twelve species of helminths were found: anophryocephalus ochotensis, diplogonoporus tetrapterus, diphyllobothrium cordatum, phocanema decipiens, contracaecum osculatum, dipetalonema spirocauda, phocitrema fusiforme, corynosoma semerme, c. strumosum, c. validum, c. villosum, and bolbosoma sp. six species are new host records (a. ochotensis, d. tetrapterus, d. cordatum, d. spi ... | 1982 | 7097871 |
| anisakids (nematoda: anisakidae) from stomachs of northern fur seals (callorhinus ursinus) on st. paul island, alaska: parasitological and pathological analysis. | anisakid nematodes parasitize the alimentary tracts of aquatic vertebrates, including northern fur seals (callorhinus ursinus) (nfs). the main purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence, intensity, and species composition of anisakids in nfss on st. paul island, alaska, and to analyze changes in nfs infection with these nematodes during the last decades. the study was carried out on st. paul island, alaska, in july-august 2011-2013. stomachs of 443 humanely harvested nfs males were col ... | 2014 | 25216781 |