Specimen Information

Anguillicola crassus
Anguillicola crassus
(eel swim bladder parasite)
Nematodes
Exotic

Specimen ID1712297
GroupNematodes
GenusAnguillicola
Speciescrassus
Common Nameeel swim bladder parasite
StateNY
CountyGreene
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Hudson
HUC8 Number02020006
HUC10 NameHannacrois Creek-Hudson River
HUC10 Number0202000604
HUC12 NameHannacrois Creek
HUC12 Number020200060403
Map
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Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:41038
Author:Waldt, E.M., R. Abbett, J.H. Johnson, D.E. Dittman, and J.E. McKenna
Date:2013
Title:Fall diel diet composition of American eel (Anguilla rostrata) in a tributary of the Hudson River, New York, USA
Journal:Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Volume:28
Issue:1
Pages:91-98
CommentsOf 189 American eels captured, 49.7% were infected with nematodes. On average, eels had 3.2 nematodes in swim bladder with a range of 1-17.
Record TypeLiterature


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