Janine N. Caira

 

Hometown: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Education:

• B.S. 1979 University of British Columbia,Vancouver (w/First Class Honours)
• M.S. 1981 University of British Columbia, Vancouver
• Ph.D. 1985 University of Nebraska, Lincoln

  Dissertation: A revision of the North American papillose Allocreadiidae with independent cladistic analysis of larval and adult forms.

  Experience:

• 1979-1981Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia
• Laboratories in: Introductory Biology, Entomology, and Parasitology
• 1980-1981 Resource Assistant, University of British Columbia - preparing visual teaching aids for Introductory Biology Learning Center
• 1981-1985 Teaching Assistant, University of Nebraska, Lincoln - Laboratories in: Introductory Biology, Introductory Zoology, Invertebrates of the Great Plains, Parasitology, and Field Parasitology (at Cedar Point Biological Station)
• 1985-1991 Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
• 1991-1997 Associate Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut.
• 1997-present Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut.

  Field of Specialization: Parasitology

  Research Interests: Platyhelminth systematics, development and phylogeny

  Courses Taught: Parasitology, Invertebrate Zoology, Introductory Biology, Evolution, Seminar in Systematics, Biology Honors Seminar.

  Field Experience:

• Canada: British Columbia 1982, 1984, Ontario 1984
• U.S.A.: Florida Keys 1986, 1987, 1988; Hawaii 1983; Nebraska 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
• Colombia: 1989
• Mexico: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1993, 1996
• Australia: 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999
• Papua New Guinea: 1994
• Thailand: 1996
• Madagascar: 1997, 1999
• Brasil, 1998
• Japan, 1998, 1999
• Acting Chief Scientist, University of Miami R.V. Columbus-Iselin, Bimini, Bahamas, 1988
• Invited Scientist, Wood's Hole R.V. Delaware II N.O.A.A. N.M.F.S. Shark Tagging Cruise, North Carolina-Wood's Hole, 1990

  Professional Service:

• Co-chairperson, Development and Life Cycle Session, Annual Meeting of American Society of Parasitologists, 1985
• Moderator, Parasite Ecology Session, Spring Meeting Population Biologists of New England, 1986
• Co-chairperson, Surveys and Systematics Session, Annual Meeting of American Society of Parasitologists, 1987
• Member, Nomenclature and Terminology Committee, American Society of Parasitologists, 1990-1994
• Research Associate, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1991-present
• Signateur, Society of Systematic Zoology, 1992-1995
• Member, Systematics Agenda 2000 Evolution Committee, 1992
• Member, Nominating Committee, American Society of Parasitiologists, 1992, 1996
• Member, Student Awards Committee, American Society of Parasitologists, 1992-1994
• Editorial Board, Canadian Journal of Zoology, 1993-present
• Member, Bueding and von Brand Award Selection Committee, American Socity of Parasitologists, 1993
• Chairperson, Bueding and von Brand Award Selection Committee, American Society of Parasitologists, 1994
• Member, National Science Foundation, Biotic Surveys & Inventories Panel, 1994, 1995, 1996
• Member, Education Committee, American Society of Parasitologists, 1994-1997
• Chairperson, Education Committee, American Society of Parasitologists, 1997-present
• Member, Editorial Board, Systematic Parasitology, 1994-present
• Participant, National Science Foundation, PEET Workshop, 1994
• Benchmarker, Department of Parasitology, University of Queensland, Australia, 1996
• Co-Founder, New England Association of Parasitologists, 1996
• Member, National Science Foundation, PEET Panel, 1997
• Member, National Science Foundation, Field Station and Marine Labs Improvement Panel, 1998, 1999
• President, New England Association of Parasitologists, 1998-99
• Chairperson, Elasmobranch Parasitology, Morphology & Ultrastructure Session, Annual Meetings of the American Elasmobranch Society, 1998
• Organizer, Symposium on Metazoan Parasites of Elasmobranch of the Gulf of California, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, 1998

  Society Memberships:

• American Elasmobranch Society
• American Microscopical Society
• American Society of Parasitologists
• Canadian Society of Zoologists-Parasitology Section
• Helminthological Society of Washington
• Society of Systematic Zoology
• New England Association of Parasitologitsts (NEAP)

  Departmental Service:

• Member, Angiosperm Systematist Search Committee, 1986
• Member, Collections Committee, 1986-present
• Organized Evening Seminar Series, 1986 & 1987
• Member, PTR Committee, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995
• Member, Systematic Entomology Search Committee, 1988
• Organized PAUP Workshop - David Swofford, 1988
• Member, Biology 100's Course Committee, 1988, 1989
• Member, Functional Morphologist Search Committee, 1988
• Member, Undergraduate Student Awards Committee, 1988-present
• Member, Animal Molecular Biologist Search Committee, 1990
• Member, Ad Hoc Committee Paleobiotany Position, 1989
• Organized Hennig '86 Workshop - Steve Farris, 1989
• Member, Computer Committee, 1990, 1991
• Honors Advisors, 1990-present
• Member, Plant Systematist Search Committee, 1991-1992
• Member, Bamford Conference Room Renovation Committee, 1990
• Member, Technology Quadrant Space Committee, 1992-present
• Member, Advisory Committee to Head, 1992-present
• Space Officer, 1992-present
• Member, Steering Committee for Center for Conservation & Biodiversity, 1992-present
• Member, Committee on Environmental Biology Concentration for Environmental
• Sciences Degree, 1993
• Member, Committee on Environmental Biology Degree for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 1993
• Member, Graduate Research & Training Grant Committee, 1993, 1994, 1995
• Member, Committee to Design Ecology and Evolutionary Major, 1994
• Member, Fish Biologist Search Committee, 1994
• Member, Herbarium Curator Search Committee, 1995
• Member, Ornithologist Search Committee, 1997
• Member, Phycologist Search Committee, 1998
• Member, Undergraduate Student Research Awards Committee, Spring 1999.

  School or College Service:

• Member, CLAS Courses and Curriculum Committee, 1988, 1989
• Member, Applied Ichthyologist Search Committee, College of Agriculture, 1994
• Coordinator, Biology Honors Program, 1995-1997
• Member, Dean's Advisory Committee, 1995, 1996, 1997
• Member, Electron Microscopy Lab TEM Technical Selection Committee, 1998
• Member, Director of Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Search Committee, 1998

  University-Wide Service:

• Member, Storrs Research Council, 1995-present
• Member, University Standing Honors Committee, 1995-present
• Member, University Scholars Selection Committee, 1995-present
• Member, University Senate, 1995-present
• Member, University Senate Budget Committee, 1995-present
• Member, Alumni Distinguished Professor Award Selection Committee, 1996
• Member, Knight Collaborative Executive Education Training Team, 1997
• Member, Search Committee for Vice President of Graduate Research and Dean of Graduate School, Spring 1997
• Member, Senate Executive Committee, Fall 1998
• Member, Chancellor's Task Force on Community and Civility, Fall, 1998
• Member, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Undergraduate Research Initiative Committee, 1998-99
• Member, University Senate Executive Committee, 1998-present
• Member, Chancellor's Task Force on Community and Civility, 1998-1999
• University Senate Executive Committee,1999, 2000

  Awards

• Ontario Scholarship, 1975
• B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation Scholarship, 1980
• Ernst Mayr Award for best student paper, Society of Systematic Zoology, 1983
• Franklin and Orinda Johnson Fellowship. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Graduate College, 1984
• Holck Fund for graduate research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Biological Sciences, 1983, 1984
• Maud Hammond Fling Dissertation Travel Award to work at the National Parasite Collection, Beltsville, MD., 1984
• Manter Prize for best Parasitology dissertation, University of Nebraska, School of Biological Sciences, 1986
• University of Connecticut Teaching Fellow, 1995
• H. B. Ward Medal, American Society of Parasitologists, 1998
• University of Connecticut Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award, 1999

  Research Grants:

External Funds:

• 1988-90 National Science Foundation (Systematic Biology Program): Phylogenetic analysis of the Onchobothriidae (Cestoidea) with investigation of scolex homoplasy and attachment site configuration. ($64,462)
• 1991-93 National Science Foundation (Systematic Biology Program): Phylogenetic analysis of the Onchobothriidae. ($111,609, with REU supplements, 1993, 1994)
• 1993-98 National Science Foundation (Biotic Surveys and Inventories Program): A systematic survey of the metazoan parasites of elasmobranchs from the Sea of Cortez. ($465,111, with REU supplements 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) (George W. Benz Co-PI)
• 1995-97 National Science Foundation (Biological Instrumentation Program): Acquisition of a scanning electron microscope for a multi-user facility ($170,150) (Co-PI with M. Cantino).
• 1996-2000 National Science Foundation (PEET Program): Monography of the Diphyllidea, Lecanciephalidea, and Tetraphyllidea, with on-line computerization of all products: A program to train the Cestodologists of the future ($761,000 with REU supplements, 1997, 1999) (Charles S. Henry Co-PI).
• 1997-1998 National Science Foundation (Systematic Biology Program): Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the major lineages of tapeworms (Platyhelminthes: Eucestoda). Dissertation Improvement Grant. ($10,000) (Peter Olson, and Chris Simon Co-P.I.s)
• 1997-2000 National Science Foundation (Biotic Surveys and Inventories Program): Metazoan parasites of the herpetofauna of Guatemala ($56,103) (for logistical reasons awarded as a supplement to Sea of Cortez Grant above.)
• 1999-2002 National Science Foundation (Biological Research Collections Program): A new combined collection facility for the University of Connecticut Systematic Research Collections ($440,876) (Don Les, Kurt Schwenk, David Wagner Co-P.I.s)

Internal Funds:

• 1986 University of Connecticut Research Foundation: Cladistics and Environmentally Induced Character Evolution. ($17,157)
• 1986 University of Connecticut Faculty Summer Fellowships: Morphology and Site Specificity of Pedibothrium spp. Parasitizing Nurse Sharks in the Florida Keys. ($2,500)
• 1986 University of Connecticut Research Foundation: Scanning Electron Microscopy of the Disculicepitidae (Cestoidea). ($300)
• 1987 University of Connecticut Research Foundation: Investigation of Sympatry in Four Congeneric Tapeworm Species Parasitizing Nurse Sharks. ($7,000).
• 1989 University of Connecticut Research Foundation: Site Specificity of Tapeworms Parasitizing the American Stingray (Dasyatis americanum). ($750).
• 1990 University of Connecticut Research Foundation: Morphology and Systematics of Onchobothriid Tapeworms Parasitizing Large, Pelagic Elasmobranchs. ($7,000).
• 1994 University of Connecticut Research Foundation: Onchobothriid tapeworms from carpet sharks of Papua New Guinea ($6,600).

  Invited Seminars:

• Queen's College, SUNY New York, 1987
• University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, 1988
• University of Toronto, 1989
• Guelph University, 1989
• Southeastern Massachusetts University, 1990
• BBB, Distinguished Biologists Lecture Series, Hartwick College, 1990
• University of Nebraska, 1991
• Australian Department of Fisheries, Darwin, Australia, 1991
• Cornell University, 1992
• Hofstra University, 1992
• University of New Brunswick, 1995
• St. Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1995
• Convocation address, University of Connecticut, 1996
• Department of Parasitology, University of Queensland, Australia, 1996
• Keynote Speaker, New England Parasitologists, Brown University,1997
• Le Department Eaux et Forêts, University of Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1997
• Darwin Fisheries, August, 1997
• Keynote speaker, Eastern Canadian Society of Parasitologists, August, 1997
• University of Connecticut Health Center, September, 1997
• Department of Animal Sciences, University of Connecticut, September, 1997
• Featured speaker, Univ. of Nebraska State Museum Evening Seminar series, March, 1998
• University of Nebraska, Department of Life Sciences Seminar, March, 1998
• McGill University, McDonald College Institute of Parasitology, April, 1998
• Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences- after dinner speaker, April, 1998
• Connecticut College, March, 1999
• Keynote speaker, Multiply Your Options Program, University of Connecticut, April, 1999
• Akita Fisheries Institute, Japan, November, 1999
• University of Tokyo, Japan, November, 1999

  Papers and Posters given:

  Caira, J. N. Encystment and encapsulation of Bunodera mediovitellata and other Allocreadiidae in aquatic insects. 14th mtg British Columbia Parasitologists. November, 1979. (Contributed paper).

  Brooks, D. R., J. N. Caira, and M. H. Pritchard. Workshop on cladistic analysis. National Meeting American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1981. (Invited paper).

  Caira, J. N. Cladistics as a method for generating summary fate maps of insect haemocytes. 3rd mtg Willi Hennig Society. November, 1982. (Invited paper).

  Caira, J. N. Hook morphology in some tetraphyllidean cestodes. American Midwestern Association of Parasitologists. June, 1983. (Contributed paper).

  Caira, J. N. Congruence studies between larval and adult stages in digenetic trematodes. Annual Meeting Society of Systematic Zoology. August, 1983. (Invited paper).

  Caira, J. N. Morphology and affinities among hollow-hooked tetraphyllidean cestodes. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. December, 1983. (Contributed paper).

  Caira, J. N. Scanning electron microscopy of larvae and adults of six papillose allocreadiids. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1985. (Contributed paper).

  Caira, J. N. Evolution of bothridial morphology in the Onchobothriidae. 6th International Congress of Parasitology. August, 1986. (Contributed paper).

  Caira, J. N. Site specificity of 5 species of Pedibothrium within the spiral valve of the nurse shark: a case of syntopy. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1987. (Contributed paper).

  Caira, J. N. Metazoan parasites as indicators of Elasmobranch Biology. NSF sponsored workshop at Joint mtg Japanese and American Elasmobranch Societies. December, 1987. (Invited paper).

  Caira, J. N. New Onchobothriid findings from Australian Elasmobranchs. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1988. (Contributed paper).

  Caira, J. N. A comparison of the chemical composition of scolex hooks in three orders of tapeworms. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1989. (Contributed paper).

  Caira, J. N. Scolex microtriches as systematic characters in the Onchobothriidae. 7th International Congress of Parasitology. August, 1990. (Contributed paper).

  Curren, S. S. and J. N. Caira. Attachment site specificity in the tapeworm fauna of the blue shark. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1991. (Poster).

  Grabowska, J. D. and J. N. Caira. Comparison of histopathological lesions associated with two orders of tapeworms infecting the spiral valve of the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1991. (Poster).

  Caira, J. N. Internal parasites of the Goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni). National Meeting of the American Society of Icthyologists and Herpetologists. June 1992. (Contributed paper).

  Caira, J. N. Parasites of the tawny nurse shark, Nebrius ferrugineus: Another case of multiple species of Pedibothrium inhabiting a single Orectilobiform shark species. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1992. (Contributed paper).

  Richmond, C. and J. N. Caira. Attachment site specificity in the tapeworm fauna of lemon sharks. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1992. (Poster).

  Caira, J. N. Parasites of the orectilobiform shark families other than Rhincodontidae: what happened to Pedibothrium? National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. November, 1993. (Contributed paper).

  Martin, A. E., E. Bermingham, J. N. Caira, H. Ortega, A. Machado-Allison, R. Barrja. Molecular systematics of freshwater and marine stingrays. National Meeting American Society of Icthyologists and Herpetologists. June, 1994. (Contributed paper)

  Caira, J. N. On future directions for studies of parasite evolution. National Meeting American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1994. (Invited paper).

  Healy, C. J. and J. N. Caira. A revision of the genus Platybothrium based on new collections. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1994. (Poster).

  Jensen, K. and J. N. Caira. Parasites and the identity of sympatric species of the stingray genus Urobatis. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1994. (Poster).

  Swanson, J. L., C. Richmond and J. N. Caira. A redescription and separation of the species Phoreiobothrium lasium sensu stricto. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1994. (Poster).

  Caira, J. N., G. W. Benz, J. Borucinska, N. E. Kohler and J. G. Casey. Eels from the heart of a mako shark: A conundrum from 500 fathoms. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. July, 1995. (Contributed paper)

  Jensen, K. and J. N. Caira. Using parasites to answer a systematic question in the stingray genus Urobatis. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. July, 1995. (Contributed paper)

  Tyler, G. and J. N. Caira. On the cestode genus Echinobothrium: Host records, distribution and fine structure. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. July, 1995. (Contributed paper)

  Healy, C. J. and J. N. Caira. A revision of the genus Platybothrium with discussion of its host associations. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. July, 1995. (Contributed paper)

  Keeling, C. P. and J. N. Caira. On the status of the genus Pinguicollum (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae). National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. July, 1995. (Contributed paper)

  Swanson, J. L., C. Richmond and J. N. Caira. On the identity of Phoreiobothrium from sharks of the order Carcharhiniformes. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. July, 1995. (Contributed paper)

  Ferrara, T. L. and J. N. Caira. Diversity within the tapeworm species Calliobothrium verticillatum. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. June, 1996 (Contributed paper)

  McKenzie, V. J. and J. N. Caira. Tapeworm species of the sawshark Pristiophorus cirratus. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. June, 1996 (Contributed paper)

  Swanson, J. L., C. Richmond and J. N. Caira. Three new species of Phoreiobothrium with a phylogenetic analysis of 13 members of the genus. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. June, 1996 (Contributed paper)

  Caira, J. N. On the phylogenetic relationships of the Onchobothriidae (Cestoidea: Tetraphyllidea). 2nd International Conference of Cestodology. October, 1996 (Invited paper)

  Caira, J. N. On the evolution and site specificity of tapeworms of elasmobranchs, Presidential Symposium, Southeastern Association of Parasitologists. April, 1997 (Invited paper)

  Jensen, K., J. N. Caira and C. J. Healy. Are all apical structures alike? On the homology among apical structures of selected elasmobranch cestode. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. June, 1997. (Contributed paper).

  Tyler, G. and J. N. Caira. Analysis of hook proteins in five orders of cestode, with comments on hook isolation techniques. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. June, 1997. (Contributed paper).

  Caira, J. N. Tapeworms as indicators of elasmobranch feeding biology. Annual Meetings of the American Elasmobranch Society. June, 1998. (Invited paper).

  Jensen, K. and J. N. Caira. The identity of the spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari - a parasitological perspective. National Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society. June, 1998. (Contributed paper).

  Healy, C. J. and J. N. Caira. Identifying cryptic carcharhiniform shark species: tapeworms as diagnostic tools. June, 1998. (Contributed paper).

  Caira, J. N. A multifaceted plan to educate the public about parasitology, from school children to lay adults and colleagues in other societies. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1998. (Invited paper).

  Caira, J. N. and G. W. Benz. Survey of the metazoan parasites of elasmobranchs from the Gulf of California: An overview. Symposium on the metazoan parasites of elasmobranchs from the Gulf of California. National Meetings of the American Society of Parasitologists. August, 1998. (Invited paper).

  Caira, J. N. and P. D. Olson. On the coevolution of cestodes and their fishes. Symposium on the co-evolution of fish and their parasites. 9th International Congress of Parasitology. August, 1998. (Invited paper).

  Caira, J. N. Examples of the utility of systematics in host/parasite systems. Public Affairs Committee Panel. National Meeting of the Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology. January, 1999. (Invited paper).

  Jensen, K., J. N. Caira, and J. A. Ryburn. Using morphological, parasitological and molecular evidence to investigate the identity of the spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari. National Meeting of the Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology. January, 1999. (Contributed paper).

  Jensen, K., J. N., Caira, and J. A. Ryburn. Utility of parasite data in host taxonomy: the spotted eagle ray: National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. July, 1999.

  Caira, J. N. An overview of the host associations of the tapeworms of elasmobranchs. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. July, 1999.

  Ghoshroy, S., J. N. Caira and M. E. Cantino. Electron microscopy of strobilar microtriches in three species of Calliobothrium: a source of taxonomic characters. National Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. July, 1999.

  Publications:

  Brooks, D. R. and J. N. Caira. 1982. Atrophecaecum lobacetabulare n. sp. (Digenea: Cryptogonimidae: Acanthostominae) with discussion of the generic status of Paracanthostomum Fischthal and Kuntz, 1975, and Ateuchocephala Coil and Kuntz, 1960. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 95: 223-231.

  Brooks, D. R., J. N. Caira, T. R. Platt and M. H. Pritchard. 1984. Principles and Methods of Phylogenetic Systematics: Cladistics Workbook. Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Spec. Pub. No. 12. 92 pp. (English version of: 1983. Principios y Metodos de Sistematica Filogenetica, Cuaderno de Practicas Cladistica. Pub. Lab. Ictiol. 1(1), Instituto de Zoologica Tropical, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela.)

  Caira, J. N. 1985. Calliobothrium evani n. sp. (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) from the Gulf of California, with a redescription of the hooks of C. lintoni and a proposal for onchobothriid hook terminology. Proc. Helm Soc. Wash. 52: 166-174.

  Caira, J. N. 1985. An emendation of the generic diagnosis of Phoreiobothrium Linton, 1889 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) with a detailed description of bothridia and hooks. Canad. J. Zool. 63: 1199-1206.

  Caira, J. N. 1985. Crepidostomum opeongoensis n. sp. (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) from Hexagenia limbata (Serville in Guerin) in Algonquin Park. Canad. J. Zool. 63: 1810-1812.

  Caira, J. N. and G. G. E. Scudder. 1985. Pseudoallocreadium alloneotenicum (Wootton, 1957) Yamaguti, 1971 (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) from Psychoglypha alascensis Banks (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae) in Vancouver, British Columbia. Research Note, J. Parasitol. 71: 524.

  Caira, J. N. and M. Machida. 1986. Onchobothrium convolutum (Yoshida, 1917) Southwell, 1925 and O. triacis (Yamaguti, 1952) n. comb. (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) from sharks in Japanese waters. Bull. Nat. Sci. Mus. Japan. 12: 1-7.

  Caira, J. N. and M. H. Pritchard. 1986. A review of the genus Pedibothrium Linton, 1909 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) with description of two new species and comments on the related genera Pachybothrium Baer and Euzet, 1962 and Balanobothrium Hornell, 1912. J. Parasitol. 72: 62-70.

  Caira, J. N. 1987. Scolex structural homologies and the systematic position of the genus Spiniloculus Southwell, 1925 within the Onchobothriidae (Tetraphyllidea). Proc. Helm. Soc. Wash. 54: 115-117.

  Caira, J. N. and G. G. E. Scudder. 1987. Hemocyte encapsulation of epon implants in larvae of Psychoglypha alascensis (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae). Trans. Amer. Microscop. Soc. 106: 120-125.

  Caira, J. N. 1987. Disculiceps Joyeux & Baer, 1935 (Cestoidea): Proposed conservation. Bull. Zool. Nomenclat. 44: 168-169.

  Nock, A. M. and J. N. Caira. 1988. Disculiceps galapagoensis n. sp. (Lecanicephalidea: Disculicepitidae) from the shark, Carcharhinus longimanus with comments on Disculiceps piliatum. J. Parasitol. 74: 153-158.

  Caira, J. N. and E. C. Jolitz. 1989. Gut pH in the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). Copeia. 1989:192-194.

  Caira, J. N. 1989. A revision of the North American papillose Allocreadiidae with independent cladistic analyses of larval and adult forms. Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum. 11(4):96 pp.

  Caira, J. N. and M. M. Gavarrino. 1990. Grillotia simile (Linton, 1808) n. comb. (Cestoda:Trypanorhyncha) from nurse sharks in the Florida Keys. Proc. Helm. Soc. Wash. 57: 15-20.

  Caira, J. N. 1990. The tapeworm Spiniloculus mavensis (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) from the brown banded bambooshark in Australia. Aust. J. Zool. 37: 705-710.

  Caira, J. N. and T. R. Ruhnke. 1990. A new species of Calliobothrium (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) from the Whiskery shark (Furgaleus macki) in Australia. J. Parasitol. 76: 319-324.

  Crow, G. L., J. C. Howe, S. Uchida, S. Kamolnick, M. Wisner, & J. Caira. 1990. Protrusion of the valvular intestine through the cloaca in sharks of the family Carcharinidae. Copeia. 1990: 226-229

  Caira, J. N. Parasites as indicators for elasmobranch biology. 1990. Proc. U.S./Japan workshop on elasmobranchs as living resources. NOAA Tech. Rep. N. M. F. S. 90: 71-96

  Richmond, C. and J. N. Caira. 1991. Morphological investigation of Floriceps minicanthus (Trypanorhyncha: Dasyrhynchidae) with comments on the systematic utility of scolex microtriches. Syst. Parasitol. 15: 1-8

  Caira, J. N. and T. R. Ruhnke. 1991. A comparison of scolex morphology between the plerocercoid and the adult of Calliobothrium verticillatum (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae). Canad. J. Zool. 69: 1484-1488.

  Adamson, M. L. and J. N. Caira. 1991. Lockenloia sanguinis n.gen., n.sp. (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) from the heart of a nurse shark, Ginglymostona cirratum, in Florida. J. Parasitol. 77: 663-665.

  Caira, J. N. 1992. Verification of multiple species of Pedibothrium in the Atlantic Nurseshark with comments on the Australasian members of the genus. J. Parasitol. 78: 289-308.

  Borucinska, J. and J. N. Caira. 1993. A comparison of mode of attachment and histopathogenicity of four tapeworm species representing two orders infecting the spiral intestine of the nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum. J. Parasitol. 79: 238-246.

  Caira, J. N. and L. Ruhnkle. 1993. Two new tapeworms from the Goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni off Australia. Syst. Parasitol. 26: 81-90.

  Cislo, P. R. and J. N. Caira. 1993. The parasite assemblage in the spiral intestine of the shark Mustelus canis. J. Parasitol. 79: 886-889.

  Freidenfelds, E. V., J. N. Caira and B. Campbell. 1994. A redescription of Telorchis auridistomi (Digenea: Telorchiidae) with comments on the oral sucker papillae. J. Helminthol. Soc. Wash. 61: 200-204.

  Adamson, M. L. and J. N. Caira. 1994. Evolutionary factors influencing the nature of parasite specificity. Parasitology. 109: 85-95 (Invited paper).

  Curran, S. and J. N. Caira. 1995. Attachment site specificity of the tapeworm assemblage in the spiral intestine of the blue shark (Prionace glauca). J. Parasitol. 81: 149-157

  Orringer, D. and J. N. Caira. 1995. Additional information on the morphology of Potamotrygonocestus magdalenensis from Potamotrygon magdalenae in Colombia. J. Helminthol. Soc. Wash. 62: 22-26.

  Barber, K. and J. N. Caira. 1995. Investigation of the life cycle and adult morphology of the avian blood fluke Austrobilharzia variglandis (Trematoda: Schistosomatidae) from Connecticut. J. Parasitol. 81: 584-592.

  Bush, A., J. N. Caira, D. J. Minchella, S. A. Nadler, and J. R. Seed. 1995. Parasitology in the Year 2000. J. Parasitol. 81: 835-842. (Invited paper).

  Caira, J. N. and T. Bardos. 1996. Further information on Gymnorhynchus isuri (Trypanorhyncha: Gymnorhynchidae from the Shortfin mako shark. J. Helminthol. Soc. Wash. 63: 188-192.

  Caira, J. N. and C. P. Keeling. 1996. On the status of the genus Pinguicollum (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) with a redescription of P. pinguicollum. J. Parasitol. 82: 423-430.

  Caira, J. N., C. J. Healy and J. Swanson. 1996. A new species of Phoreiobothrium (Cestoidea: Tetraphyllidea) from the Great Hammerhead shark Sphyrna mokarran and its implications for the evolution of the onchobothriid scolex. J. Parasitol. 82: 431-438.

  Caira, J. N., K. Jensen, Y. Yamane, A. Isobe and K. Nagasawa. 1997. On the tapeworms of Megachasma pelagios: description of a new genus and species of lecanicephalidean and additional information on the trypanorhynch Mixodigma leptaleum. pp. 181-191. In Biology of the Megamouth Shark. K. Yano, J. F. Morrissey, Y. Yabumoto, and K. Nakaya eds. Tokai University Press.

  Caira, J. N., G. W. Benz, J. Borucinska, and N. E. Kohler. 1997. Pugnose eels Simenchelys parasiticus (Synaphobranchidae) from the heart of a shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus (Lamnidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes. 49: 139-144.

  Borucinska, J., H. Van Kruiningen and J. Caira. 1997. Clinicopathological features and histopathology of experimental hepatic capillariasis in muskrats. (Ondatra zibethicus). Journal of Wildlife Disease. 33: 122-130.

  Nasin, C., J. N. Caira and L. Euzet. 1997. A revision of Calliobothrium (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) with descriptions of three new species and a cladistic analysis of the genus. Journal of Parasitology. 83: 714-733.

  McKenzie, V. and J. N. Caira. 1998. Three new genera and species of tapeworms from the longnose sawshark, Pristiophorus cirratus, with description of their modes of attachment to the spiral intestine. Journal of Parasitology. 84: 409-421.

  Caira, J. N. and R. Rasolofonirina. 1998. A new species of Pedibothrium (Cestoidea: Tetraphyllidea) from the short-tail nurse shark, Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Elasmobranchii: Orectilobiformes), from Southwest Madagascar. Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 65: 50-55.

  Caira, J. N. 1998. Acceptance of the Henry Baldwin Ward Medal. Journal of Parasitology. 84: 1075-1077.

  Caira, J. N., K. Jensen and C. J. Healy. 1999. On the phylogenetic relationships among the tetraphyllidean, lecanicephalidean and diphyllidean tapeworm genera. Systematic Parasitology. 42: 77-151.

  Tyler, G. and J. N. Caira. 1999. Two new species of Echinobothrium (Cestoidea: Diphyllidea) from myliobatiform elasmobranchs in the Gulf of California, México. Journal of Parasitology. 85: 327-335.

  Olson, P. D. and J. N. Caira. 1999. Evolution of the major lineages of tapeworms (Platyhelminths: Cestoidea) inferred from 18S ribosomal DNA and Elongation Factor - 1 . Journal of Parasitology. 85: 1134-1159.

  Caira, J. N., K. Jensen and C. J. Healy. (2000). Interrelationships among tetraphyllidean and lecanicephalidean cestodes. In: Interrelationships of the Platyhelminthes, D. T. J. Littlewood and R. Bray, Eds. Taylor & Francis. In Press.

  Caira, J. N. and T. J. Littlewood. (2001). Diversity of the Platyhelminthes, In Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. Academic Press. In Press.

  Olson, P. D. and J. N. Caira. (2001) New litobothriidean records from thresher sharks in the Gulf of California, Mexico with redescriptions of Litobothrium amplifica and L. daileyi and descriptions of L. janovyi n. sp. and L. nickoli n. sp. Systematic Parasitology. In press.

  Caira, J. N. and A. N. Burge. Three new species of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from the ocellate electric ray, Diplobatis ommata, in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Comparative Parasitology. Accepted.

  Ghoshroy, S. and J. N. Caira. Four new species of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from the whiptail stingray Dasyatis brevis in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Journal of Parasitology. Accepted.

   

  Book Reviews:

  Caira, J. N. 1994. Parascript: Paragon or Parody? Bioscience. 44: 771-773.

  Caira, J. N. 1995. Review of: Keys to the Cestode Parasites of Vertebrates. International Journal of Parasitology. 25: 118-119.

   

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