title: Helminths of Hudsonian godwits, Limosa haemastica, from Alaska and Manitoba.
abstract: In total, 21 Hudsonian godwits, Limosa haemastica (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae), were examined for helminths, 10 from Bristol Bay, Alaska, and 11 from Churchill, Manitoba. Seventeen species of helminths (9 trematodes, 6 cestodes, 2 nematodes) were collected, but only 1 trematode species, Plagiorchis elegans, was found in common between the 2 sample sites. All 17 species are new records for this host and 2 cestodes, Capsulata edenensis and Malika limosa, are new records for North America. In general, both prevalence and intensities were low, and species richness ranged from 1 to 6 (mean = 2.4). Most of the differences in the helminth faunas between the 2 sites were attributed to difference in habitats, freshwater in Manitoba versus saltwater in Alaska.
authors.affiliation: HelmWest Laboratory, 2108 Hilda Avenue, Missoula, Montana 59801, USA.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kinsella
authors.forename: Andy S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Didyk
authors.forename: Albert G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Canaris
mesh_terms: D000413:Alaska / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D046091:Charadriiformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005618:Fresh Water; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006376:Helminths / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008350:Manitoba / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012623:Seawater