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Australian Green Tree frog (Litoria infrafrenata) Frogs come in all shapes and sizes. The largest frog in the world is the goliath frog (Conraua goliath), up to 30 centimetres long whereas one of the smallest is Psyllophryne didactyla, its body only grows to less than one centimetre.

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Host-parasite database

Search criteria:

  • Parasite group: Nematodes
  • Parasite subgroup: Trichinelloidea
  • Parasite genus: Pseudocapillaria (Ichthyocapillaria)
  • Parasite species: salvelini (Polyansky, 1952)
  • Host genus: Salvelinus
  • Host species: namaycush
References 1-2 of 2

Reference
1.    Parasite:  Pseudocapillaria (Ichthyocapillaria) salvelini (Polyansky, 1952)    
  From:  Salvelinus namaycush    In the wild
  Locality:  Canada
  Comments:  Not original
  Reference:  (McDonald, T.E. & Margolis, L.,) (1995) 'Synopsis of the parasites of fishes of Canada: Supplement (1978-1993).' Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Ottawa. No. 122: 1-265
2.    Parasite:  Pseudocapillaria (Ichthyocapillaria) salvelini (Polyansky, 1952)    
  From:  Salvelinus namaycush    In the wild
  Locality:  Freshwater & Terrestrial - no area specified
  Comments:  Not original
  Reference:  Trichinelloid nematodes parasitic in cold-blooded vertbrates.