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Accession number:

504

Host species (latin):

Cyprinus carpio

Common name:

Carp, Koi

Disease/condition:

Myxosporidiosis

Location (host):

Kidney

Aetiology:

Hoferellus cyprini

Aetiology:

Hoferellus cyprini

Additional Information:

Submitted via Langford VIC

Significance:

Not usually considered to be a serious pathogen of carp.

Lession:

Cystic hyperplasia of the kidney resulting in gross swelling. Parasite stages present in the distended renal tubule lumens. Extrasporogonic stages present.

Stains:

Location:

Not recorded

Area:

Not recorded

Country:

Submitter:

Alex Barlow

Accession date:

2/8/1993

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