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PARASITES OF THREE-SPINED STICKLEBACK, GASTÍROSTEUS ACULEATUS L.
FROM FAROE ISLANDS
Growth of Schistocephalus solidus in Growth of Schistocephalus solidus in
sticklebacks ffom Skúvadalur 2002 sticklcbacks from Skúvadalur 2003
1 2 3
lcngth (cm)
Fig. 6A "Growth" (weight versus length) of
plerocercoids o/Schistocephalus solidus in
sticklebacks from Skúvadalur, 2002.
Fig. 6B "Growth" (weight versus length) of
plerocercoids o/Schistocephalus solidus in
sticklebacks from Skúvadalur, 2003.
Growthof Schistocephalus solidus in
sticklebacks from Skúvadalur 2004
0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3
length (cm)
Fig. 6C "Growth" (weight versus length) of
plerocercoids o/Schistocephalus solidus in
sticklebacks from Skúvadalur, 2004.
Growth of Schistocephalus solidus in
sticklebacks ffom Toftavatn 2004
Fig. 6E "Growth" (weight versus length) of
plerocercoids o/Schistocephalus solidus in
sticklebacks from Toftavatn, 2004.
Growth of Schistocephalus solidus in
sticklebacks from Toftavatn 2002
3 0,2
i 0,1
i 0
♦
0,5
1
length (cm)
1.5
Fig. 6D "Growth" (weight versus length) of
plerocercoids o/Schistocephalus solidus in
sticklebacks from Toftavatn, 2002.
Growth of Scbistocephalus solidus in sticklebacks
from all stations (Toftavatn 2002 and 2004;
Skúvadalur 2002,2003 and 2004; Klubbatjøm 2004)
3 04 ♦
1 0,3 1 °'2 f 0., r o ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
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0 1 2 3 4 5
length of pleroceorcoids (cm)
Fig. 6F "Growth" (weight versus length) of
plerocercoids o/Schistocephalus solidus in
sticklebacksfrom all stations (in Figs. 6 .A-E)
length 3.71 cm, SD 0.76), condition factors
1.0000 and 0.9101 (mean 0.8659, SD 0.0947).
2.3. Schistocephalus solidus (Cestoda); Figs.
5 A-D and Figs. 6 A-F.
Plerocercoids of the cestode were found in
the body cavity, sometimes filling it com-
pletely. In extreme cases an enormous swel-