| McDonald, T.E., and Margolis, L. 1995. Synopsis of the Parasites of Fishes of Canada: Supplement (1978-1993). Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 122: 265 p. |
| Information on the parasites of Canadian fishes published between the years 1978 and 1993, inclusive, is assembled as Parasite-Host and Host-Parasite lists. The 925 named species of parasites are distributed among higher taxa as follows: Apicomplexa - 34; Ciliophora - 20; Mastigophora - 16; Microspora - 9; Myxozoa - 122; Cnidaria - 2; Udonellidea - 1; Trematoda - 184; Monogenea - 183; Cestoda - 94; Nematoda - 76; Acanthocephala -29; Annelida - 27; Mollusca - 4; Branchiura - 7; Copepoda - 112; Amphipoda - 3; and Isopoda - 2. Additionally, there are many records of parasites not identified to species level, including a genus of Rhizopoda and 2 genera of Acarina. Of the 1102 species of Canadian fishes listed by McAllister (1990), parasites are reported for 292 species, including 2 hybrid forms. This list includes 18 species of Apicomplexa, 12 species of Ciliophora, 6 species of Mastigophora, 3 species of Microspora, 73 species of Myxozoa, 2 species of Cnidaria, 62 species of Trematoda, 67 species of Monogenea, 25 species of Cestoda, 28 species of Nematoda, 6 species of Acanthocephala, 13 species of Annelida, 2 species of Mollusca, I species of Branchiura, 44 species of Copepoda, 3 species of Amphipoda, 1 species of Isopoda, and parasite records for 80 species of Canadian fishes not found in the Synopsis of the Parasites of Fishes of Canada by Margolis and Arthur (1979). The Parasite-Host list is organized on a taxonomic basis and identifies for each parasite species its habitat (freshwater, marine, or brackish), site of occurrence in its host(s), species of host(s), known geographic distribution within Canadian waters, and the published source of each host and locality record. The Host-Parasite list is organized according to the taxonomy of the hosts and is accompanied by data on the known Canadian distribution of the parasites. For both the Parasite-Host and Host-Parasite lists, a "Remarks" section containing explanatory comments concerning systematics, nomenclature, and notes on other specific items is included as warranted. In addition to listing the cited references, a supplementary list of references is included to cover other Canadian literature on fish parasites. The work concludes with an index to the parasites and an index to the hosts listed in this synopsis. |
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