| Title | The Life History of the Salmon Poisoning Fluke Troglotrema salmincola (Chapin) |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 1951 |
| Authors | Bennington, Elwin Everrett |
| Academic Department | Zoology |
| Degree | Ph.D. |
| Pagination | 50 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley LD4330 1951D 2 |
| Keywords | Alsea Fish Hatchery, Alsea River, fish diseases, Goniobasis pliofera silicula, Nanophyetus salmincola (formerly Troglotrema salmincola), Neorickettsia helminthoeca, parasites, salmonids, theses |
| Notes | The snail Goniobasis plicifera silicula is host to a liver fluke which, when infected with a rickettsial organism, causes salmon poisoning in canids. In this study, fish from the Alsea River, fish from the Alsea Fish Hatchery, and host snails from the Alsea River were used. Identified major life stages of the salmon poisoning fluke. Major professor was Ivan Pratt. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/4q77ft969 |
