posted on 2014-05-22, 00:00authored byMatt Longshaw
Pseudoterranova has a low host specificity, with larval stages being recorded from at least 70 marine fish species and many invertebrates (Berland, 1961; Templeman et al., 1957). Adult stages appear to be more host specific, occurring in marine mammals.
Revision and update of the original text by John W. Smith and Rod Wootten.
History
Issue
7
Published under the auspices of the following steering group or committee
ASG
Published under the auspices of the following expert group, strategic initiative, or project
WGPDMO
Series
ICES Identification Leaflets for Diseases and Parasites in Fish and Shellfish
Series Editor/s
Stephen Feist
ISSN
0109-2510
Recommended citation
Longshaw, M. 2012. Pseudoterranova larvae ("codfish"; Nematoda) in fish. ICES Identification Leaflets for Diseases and Parasites in Fish and Shellfish, No. 7. 4 pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.5248