Annotated Checklist and Bibliography of Parasites of Herring (Clupea Harengus L.)

Résumé du livre

The literature containing original observations on the parasites of herring throughout its worldwide distribution is summarized in the form of annotated Parasite-Host and Host Parasite checklists with accompanying bibliography. The Parasite-Host checklist, arranged on a taxonomic base, summarizes records for over 80 identified species of parasites reported from herring, and includes information on numerous other parasites for which specific identity is unknown. Included are the currently recognized scientific names of the parasites, any synonyms occuring in the literature, site of occurrence in the host, subspecies of herring from which the parasite has been reported, summary of the recorded distribution of the parasites in herring, and the published source for each host and locality record.