Blood Parasitism of Some Fishes from Montana and Yellowstone National Park
Heckmann RA. 1971. Blood Parasitism of Some Fishes from Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 7(1):3-4
Blood samples from 498 fish, representing 18 species were taken during 1968 and 1969. These specimens were obtained from 14 locations in Montana and Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Only one of the 259 cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki lewisi), from Pelican Creek, Yellowstone National Park, and one of 39 mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni), from the Madison River (Bear Trap Access), Montana were infected with Haemogregarina (Danilesky). Both appear to represent new host records for this blood parasite.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Heckmann, Richard
- Units
- YELL
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Blood, Disease, Fish, Haemogregarina sp., haemogregarina in fish, Parasites, Pelican Creek, Westslope Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi), Wildlife Health