title: Parasites of swordfish from the Gulf of Guinea.
abstract: Ten parasite species were identified after a study carried out on 125 swordfish from the Gulf of Guinea waters. The samples were taken between August and November 1997; 3 of the parasite species, Caligus coryphaenae. Pelichnibothrium speciossum, and Sphyriocephalus viridis were recorded for the first time on this host.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Parasitología Marina, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad de Vigo, Spain.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Castro-Pampillón
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Domínguez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soto-Búa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mejuto-García
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arias-Fernández
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: García-Estévez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D003445:Crustacea; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000469:parasitology; D006376:Helminths / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D013030:Spain