Experimental infection/transmission of sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) and cod (Gadus morhua) by sealworm (Pseudoterranova decipiens) larvae.
Five serial transmission experiments with sealworm larvae were carried out. Pseudoterranova decipiens third-stage larvae (L3) were transferred via a stomach tube from sculpin to cod, from cod to sculpin, from sculpin to sculpin, and from cod to cod. After a minimum of 37 days the recipient fish were killed and the numbers of surviving P. decipiens larvae were recorded. P. decipiens transferred to sculpins showed the greatest rate of survival.
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Zoological Museum, University of Oslo, Norway.
D000818:Animals; D017191:Ascaridida Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D001199:Ascaridoidea; D004199:Disease Vectors; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D007814:Larva / Q000472:pathogenicity