POLYMORPHUS PARADOXUS SP. NOV. (ACANTHOCEPHALA) PARASITIZING BEAVERS AND MUSKRATS IN ALBERTA, CANADA
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A new species of Acanthocephala, Polymorphus paradoxus, is described from beavers (Castor canadensis) and muskrats (Ondatra zibethica) from a lake in Elk Island National Park, Alberta. A species of amphipod in the lake was heavily infected with larval Acanthocephala, although the possible relationship of this infection to that in the beaver and muskrat has not yet been determined. While all other species of Polymorphus have been described from birds, a possible avian host of P. paradoxus has not yet been found.
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