Ophiotaenia critica (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae), a parasite of the Colorado River squawfish

Authors

Mbida Mpoame, Arizona State University, Tempe
E. James Landers, Arizona State University, Tempe

Abstract

A total of 19 cestodes, Ophiotaenia sp., were recovered by deworming from adult Colorado River Squawfish (Pteichocheilius licius) maintained at the U.S. National Fish Hatchery at Willow Beach, Arizona. These specimens differ from other described species and are named Ophiotaenia critica.

Recommended Citation

Mpoame, Mbida and Landers, E. James (1981) "Ophiotaenia critica (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae), a parasite of the Colorado River squawfish," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 41: No. 4, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol41/iss4/10