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Abothrium gadi
(Parasitic Worm)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #35170)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Frederick Sound, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Parasite
Photo Date
March 22, 2013
Upload Date
March 29, 2013
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
35170
Notes
Abothrium gadi is one of the (if not the only) cestode or tapeworm to occupy Pacific Cod as a terminal host. Several others use cod during their larval stage but mature in another host. Unlike most well-known cestodes, this species lacks suckers or hooks on the scolex.
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