Studies on the Helminth Fauna of Alaska. XXXII. Hymenolepis echinorostrae n. sp., a Cestode from the Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis (Eyton)
- 1 April 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Parasitology
- Vol. 43 (2) , 233-235
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3274656
Abstract
Three adult lesser " scaup ducks, Aythya affinis, collected at Amchitka Island, Alaska, were heavily parasitized with the 5 following spp. of cestodes Diorchis acuminata, Fimbriaria fasciolaris, Hymenolepls arcuata, Hymenolepis macracantha; and Hymenolepis echinorostrae which is described and differentiated from several other morphologically similar species.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: