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Accession number:

744

Host species (latin):

Cerastoderma edule

Common name:

Cockle, Common

Disease/condition:

Haplosporidiosis, trematode co-infection

Location (host):

Digestive gland

Aetiology:

Haplosporidium sp. & Bucephalus sp.

Aetiology:

Haplosporidium sp. & Bucephalus sp.

Additional Information:

Live animals from low water mark near where dead cockles had been washed up.

Significance:

Rarely recorded

Lession:

Overwhelming infection in the digestive gland interstitial tissues (Haplosporidium) and gonad (Bucephalus).

Stains:

Location:

Not recorded

Area:

Sandwich Bay

Country:

Submitter:

S. W. Feist

Accession date:

4/9/2001

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