Preliminary results on Digenea found in fishes in the coastal waters of Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica.
A list of fish parasites (Digenea) from the coastal waters of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica) concerns 10 identified species, namely Macvicaria pennelli, Neolebouria terranovaensis, Helicometra pisanoae, Lepidapedon balgueriasi, L. garradi, Genolinea bowersi, Derogenes johnstoni, Gonocerca phycidis, Elytrophalloides oatesi, Lecithaster macrocotyle, 1 genus Aporocotyle sp. and one specimen undetermined. The total number of species known from the Ross Sea increased from 9 to 12. This number is smaller than those of other Antarctic areas, such as Western Antarctic and Weddell Sea where more extensive investigations were carried out to date.
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W. Stefanski Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland.
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D000818:Animals; D000864:Antarctic Regions; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D014200:Trematoda / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*