| endoparasitic helminths of the european eel, anguilla anguilla, from four disconnected meanders from the rivers leie and scheldt in western flanders, belgium. | the endoparasitic helminth communities of the european eel, anguilla anguilla (l.), were investigated in four meanders, cut off from the rivers leie and scheldt in western flanders, belgium. six species of helminths (2 cestodes, 2 nematodes and 2 acanthocephalans) were found. the dominant parasite species was the nematode anguillicola crassus (kuwahara, niimi et itagaki, 1974) infecting 79% of the eel population with intensities up to 112 specimens per fish. at two localities no acanthocephalans ... | 1997 | 9229569 |
| spatio-temporal dynamics of the parasitic nematode anguillicola crassus in flanders, belgium. | despite egusa's earlier warning of the damage that the parasitic nematode anguillicola crassus could inflict on the european eel anguilla anguilla, its introduction in europe was a fact in the early 1980s. based on an elaborate dataset on anguillicola crassus infection of 11 river catchments, this paper presents the results of a detailed study on the dispersal of the parasite in flanders, belgium, and the host-parasite relationship. in addition, data from 1986 and 1997 are used for comparative p ... | 2003 | 14667034 |