Some Metazoan Parasites from Fishes of Middle Georgia

Abstract

ALIFF, J. V., SMITH, D. & LUCAS, H. 1977. Some metazoan parasites from fishes of middle Georgia. Trans. Amer. Micros. Soc., 96: 145-148. In 1972-1975, 226 fishes, representing 23 host species, were taken from the middle Oconee River drainage (15 sites), the upper Ogeechee River drainage (4 sites), and the middle Ocmulgee River drainage (2 sites). Some 87% (197 specimens) of all fishes were parasitized. Parasites recovered, with some new host records, included species from the following groups: Acanthocephala, Crustacea-Copepoda, Cestoidea, Hirudinea, Nematoda, Trematoda-Digenea, and Trematoda-Monogenea.