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Parasites of the recently established round goby (Negobius melanostomus) and tubenose goby (Proterorhinus marmoratus) (Gobiidae) from the St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair, Michigan, USA

Folia Parasitologica
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Abstract

Specimens of the recently established European round goby (Negobius melanostomus Pallas, 1811) and tubenose goby (Proterorhinus marmoratus Pallas, 1811) were collected from different locations in the St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair, USA and were examined for parasites. Parasites were observed in 76% of the round gobies and 35% of the tubenose gobies. Four species of parasites in the gobies occur in the Black Sea watershed. Two of them have been reported in North America for the first time: Sphaeromyxa sevastopoli Naidenova, 1970 and Ichthyocotylurus pileatus (Rudolphi, 1802). Three parasite species found in the gobies are endemic to North America and were most likely obtained locally.

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Pronin, N.M., Fleischer, G.W., Baldanova, D.R., Pronina, S.V., 1997, Parasites of the recently established round goby (Negobius melanostomus) and tubenose goby (Proterorhinus marmoratus) (Gobiidae) from the St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair, Michigan, USA: Folia Parasitologica, v. 44, no. 1, p. 1-6.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Parasites of the recently established round goby (Negobius melanostomus) and tubenose goby (Proterorhinus marmoratus) (Gobiidae) from the St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair, Michigan, USA
Series title Folia Parasitologica
Volume 44
Issue 1
Year Published 1997
Language English
Contributing office(s) Great Lakes Science Center
Description 6 p.
First page 1
Last page 6
Country Canada, United States
State Michigan, Ontario
Other Geospatial Lake St. Claire, St. Claire River
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