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Studies were carried out on Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957 on rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792) from a fish farm in Lake Tyrifjorden, south-eastern Norway. The anchors were larger, and the shape of the anchors and the ventral bar differed slightly, as compared with the same parts of G. salaris on parr of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. in northern and north-western Norwegian rivers. At different water temperatures (0.8°C, 10.0°C, 18.0°C), the opisthaptoral hard parts of G. salaris on rainbow trout showed considerable variation in size, but varied only slightly in shape. It was found that the total length of the anchors of G. salaris on rainbow trout may considerably exceed the previously reported maximum of 80 μm for the species. The spread of G. salaris to south-eastern Norway is described and discussed.
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Mo, T.A. Variations of opisthaptoral hard parts of Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957 (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) on rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792) in a fish farm, with comments on the spreading of the parasite in south-eastern Norway. Syst Parasitol 20, 1–9 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009706
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