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Accession number:

203

Host species (latin):

Sprattus sprattus

Common name:

Sprat

Disease/condition:

Nematoda

Location (host):

Visceral organs

Aetiology:

Anisakis sp.

Aetiology:

Anisakis sp.

Additional Information:

Significance:

Only one reported from a population caught off S.W. England.

Lession:

A large infestation of nematodes in viscera of sprat. Fish disintegrating on death.

Stains:

Location:

Coastal waters

Area:

Off S W England

Country:

UK

Submitter:

D. Bucke

Accession date:

1/7/1981

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