Three Rarely Reported Digeneans Inhabiting Amphibians from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Authors

David Zamparo, University of Toronto
Daniel R. Brooks, University of TorontoFollow

Date of this Version

10-2005

Comments

Published in the Journal of Parasitology (October 2005) 91(5): 1,242-1,244. Copyright 2005, the American Society of Parasitologists. Used by permission.

Abstract

Three rarely reported species of digeneans were collected in amphibian hosts from Diversion Reservoir, Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, The endangered anuran Rana aurora hosted Glypthelmins californiensis, Gorgoderina multilobata, and Megalodiscus microphagus. In addition, the anuran Pseudacris regilia and the caudatan Taricha granulosa hosted Megalodiscus microphagus. Gorgoderina multilobata has been reported only once since 1936 and has never been reported outside of California. We note several characters not previously reported for Gorgoderina multilobata and G. aurora.