Table 2 Parasite species, location and prevalence in 51 stranded and 56 shot seals

NEMATODA

Otostrongylus circumlitus

Bronchi, pulmonary blood vessels, heart

67 (34)

84 (47)

76 (81)

Parafilaroides gymnurus

Bronchioles, lung tissue, nodules

ne^a

ne^a

ne^a

Pseudoterranova decipiens

Stomach

65 (33)

68 (38)

66 (71)

Contracaecum osculatum

Stomach

ne^a

ne^a

ne^a

Acanthocheilonema spirocauda

Right chamber, right atrium, heart

6 (3)

5 (3)

6 (6)

ACANTHOCEPHALA

Corynosoma semerme

Intestine

2 (1)

0 (0)

1 (1)

Corynosoma strumosum

Intestine

27 (14)

20 (11)

23 (25)

INSECTA

Echinophthirius horridus

Skin, fur

8 (4)

0 (0)

4 (4)