Helminths of the Green and Black Poison Frog, Dendrobates auratus (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from Hawaii
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Goldberg, Stephen R.
Department of Biology, Whittier College, Whittier, California 90608, U. S. A. <sgoldberg @ whittier. edu>.
sgoldberg@whittier.edu
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Bursey, Charles R.
Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus, Sharon, Pennsylvania 16146, U. S. A.
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Department, Fred Kraus
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College, Whittier
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University, Pennsylvania State
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Campus, Shenango
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Alytes
2018
2018-04-30
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10.5281/zenodo.16896217
2999-9162
16896217
B75CAEC3-8F00-4902-8BEC-61114B941C06
Table 1. Helminth species, infection sites, numbers (n), prevalence, (P as %), mean intensity (X) and range (r) in 34 Dendrobates auratus from Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii.| Helminth | Infection site | n | P | X | Range |
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| Cosmocerca sp. | Large intestine | 51 | 52 | 3.2 | 1–11 |
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| Physaloptera sp. | Stomach | 8 | 29 | 1.6 | 1–2 |
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| Acuariid larva | Stomach wall | 29 | 16 | 3.2 | 1–11 |
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| Acanthocephalan cystacanth | Small intestine | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | ----- |
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