title: Infections of Gyrodactylus bullatarudis and Gyrodactylus turnbulli on guppies (Poecilia reticulata) in Trinidad.
abstract: Gyrodactylus bullatarudis Turnbull, 1956, and Gyrodactylus turnbulli Harris, 1986, are recorded from guppies (Poecilia reticulata) from the northern mountains of Trinidad. Mixed infections of the 2 species were found at 9 localities. Gyrodactylus turnbulli had a predominantly posterior distribution on the fishes, whereas G. bullatarudis was more anteriorly distributed. This is the first record of these species from guppies collected from within their original range.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Bath, England.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lyles
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000145:classification*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D011036:Poecilia / Q000469:parasitology*; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago / Q000453:epidemiology