| nyctiphanes couchii as intermediate host for the acanthocephalan bolbosoma balaenae in temperate waters of the ne atlantic. | cystacanths of the acanthocephalan bolbosoma balaenae (gmelin, 1790) were found encapsulated in the cephalothorax of the euphausiid nyctiphanes couchii (bell, 1853) from temperate waters in the ne atlantic ocean. euphausiids were caught in locations outside the ría de vigo in galicia, nw spain, and prevalence of infection was up to 0.1%. the parasite was identified by morphological characters. cystacanths were 8.09 ± 2.25 mm total length (mean ± sd) and had proboscises that consisted of 22 to 24 ... | 2012 | 22585301 |