Helminths of Hudsonian godwits, Limosa haemastica, from Alaska and Manitoba |
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Authors: | Kinsella John M Didyk Andy S Canaris Albert G |
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Institution: | HelmWest Laboratory, 2108 Hilda Avenue, Missoula, Montana 59801, USA. |
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Abstract: | In total, 21 Hudsonian godwits, Limosa haemastica (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae), were examined for helminths, 10 from Bristol Bay, Alaska, and 11 from Churchill, Manitoba. Seventeen species of helminths (9 trematodes, 6 cestodes, 2 nematodes) were collected, but only 1 trematode species, Plagiorchis elegans, was found in common between the 2 sample sites. All 17 species are new records for this host and 2 cestodes, Capsulata edenensis and Malika limosa, are new records for North America. In general, both prevalence and intensities were low, and species richness ranged from 1 to 6 (mean = 2.4). Most of the differences in the helminth faunas between the 2 sites were attributed to difference in habitats, freshwater in Manitoba versus saltwater in Alaska. |
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