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Parasites of swordfish from the Gulf of Guinea
J A Castro-Pampillón1, H Rodríguez-Domínguez, M Soto-Búa
1Laboratorio de Parasitología Marina, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Vigo, Spain.
The Journal of Parasitology
|June 11, 2002
Abstract:
Ten parasite species were identified after a study carried out on 125 swordfish from the Gulf of Guinea waters. The samples were taken between August and November 1997; 3 of the parasite species, Caligus coryphaenae. Pelichnibothrium speciossum, and Sphyriocephalus viridis were recorded for the first time on this host.