Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of
Date of this Version
11-1974
Abstract
From August 1971 to June 1973, 351 gobies representing three species, Ilypnus gilberti (Eigenmann and Eigenmann), Clevelandia ios (Jordan and Gilbert), and Quietula y-cauda (Jenkins and Evermann), were collected by Brooks from Mission Bay, San Diego, California, and examined for helminths. The worms were removed from the organs to saline solution, fixed in 40% isopropyl alcohol or warm AFA, and stored in 70% ethanol. All platyhelminths were stained in Mayer's hematoxylin and mounted in Canada balsam. Nematodes were cleared in glycerine and mounted in glycerine gel. Representative mounts are on deposit with the H. W. Manter Laboratory, Division of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum. Specimens of one digenetic trematode, two larval cestodes, and one nematode were recovered. This is the first report of any of these fish species as hosts for helminth parasites.
Comments
Published in the Journal of Parasitology (December 1974) 60(6): 1,062-1,063. Copyright 1974, the American Society of Parasitologists. Used by permission.