Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
9-1981
Citation
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Resource Publication 142, September 1981, 156 pages
Also available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/rp/0142/report.pdf and https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/rp142
Abstract
This key is the second in a series for identification of the helminths reported in waterfowl (Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes). The first was a key to nematodes (McDonald 1974).
The trematodes show the greatest variety of forms among the helminth parasites of waterfowl, including over half of all species reported; sometimes this group also includes the greatest part of the worms in a single bird. Over 500 species of trematodes have been reported in waterfowl. Almost all of these have been included in the present set of keys; it was not possible, however, to obtain the descriptions of a few forms (7 of 525).
Comments
United States government work
Public domain material