Helminth Parasites of Fishes of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
2015. Helminth Parasites of Fishes of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
PI examined for parasites fish caught by the Smokies fisheries management team and other researchers in 2000 and 2001. The two most common parasites detected were the gut nematode Rhabdochona sp. (found in Tennessee shiners, long-nosed dace, creek chub, and mottled sculpins) and the "blackspot disease" trematode Neascus pyriformis (found in various chubs, shiners, the stoneroller, and sucker and a black-nosed dace). The latter uses fish as an intermediate host, presumably maturing in kingfishers or other piscivorous birds, though the adult is not described. Though the fish become unappetizi
- Type
- Generic Dataset
- Date of Issue
- 2015
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, BDB, Biodiversity BD, Fish, Fishes, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, helminth, Parasite, SER, Southeast Region, StudyID:GRSM-00005
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Fishes