Helminths of Foxes and Coyotes in Florida

stomach; a second whale contained three specimens encysted in the fundic stomach and duodenum. The nematode, Anisakis typica, constitutes another new record for this host, though not unexpected because this parasite is common in cetaceans from warm and tropical waters (Davey, 1971, J. Helminthol. 45:51-72). Specimens of A. typica were found in the foreand fundic stomach in all three whales. Intensities were similar, with 51, 145, and 166 worms collected from each whale. Specimens of Trigonocotyle sp. also were found in all three whales, and they were the most abundant parasite (6,600, 7,200, and 14,500 estimated total worms from each whale via dilution count procedure). They mostly were concentrated in the first 4 m of the intestine (av. total length approx. 15 m). Not only is the discovery of Trigonocotyle sp. in pygmy killer whales reported for the first time, but it appears that the specimens also may represent an undescribed species. We wish to correct an error that was made by Forrester et al. (1980, op. cit.) a few years earlier. Since our work and their work on pygmy killer whales was conducted in the same laboratory, we had access to the material collected from their study. Whereas they deposited a few specimens of Tetrabothrius forsteri from a male whale in the U.S. National Parasite Collection, we discovered a jar containing the 2,328 specimens from a female whale that also were identified as T. forsteri. However, the latter specimens were unlike the deposited specimens, but identical to the Trigonocotyle sp. found in our study. Some of these specimens have been added to the USNM Helminthological Collection (No. 77679). We gratefully acknowledge Daniel K. Odell of the University of Miami for obtaining the gastrointestinal tracts in addition to supplying pertinent data. Florida Agricultural Experiment Stations Journal Series No. 4361.