Collector:

Michael Pietrak  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Atlantic Ocean  Search this

Prep Count:

1

Preparation:

Slide

Remarks:

ethanol – mounted in glycerin jelly and then permanently in Canada balsam

Stage:

adult

Place:

Maine, United States, North Atlantic Ocean

Collection Date:

Nov 2016

Notes:

ethanol – mounted in glycerin jelly and then permanently in Canada balsam using the “double cover glass mount” detailed in The Collection and Preservation of Animal Parasites pages 39-40 (see attached)

The fish that the Gyrodactylus were found on were collected from the wild in Nov. of 2016. The fish were then held in captivity for 4 months here at the USDA ARS National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center on a recirculation system until the parasites were found and collected in March of 2016.

Record Last Modified:

13 May 2025

Specimen Count:

1

Published Name:

Gyrodactylus cyclopteri Scyborskaya, 1948

USNM Number:

1594824

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Invertebrate Zoology

Platyhelminthes

Parasite Collection

Data Source:

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a79f0720-968c-4191-a09a-f76909d7570a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_15084084