Dipetalonema spirocauda infection in the Atlantic harbor seal (Phoca vitulina concolor).

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

1-1-1976

Abstract

The clinical and pathologic effects of the filarioid nematode Dipetalonema spirocauda were studied in the harbor seal, Phoca vitulina concolor. Aberrant behavior of both adults and microfilariae resulted in previously unreported pulmonary, vascular and hepatic lesions.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Journal of wildlife diseases

Volume

12

Issue

4

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