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Accession number:

825

Host species (latin):

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Common name:

Trout, Rainbow Freshwater

Disease/condition:

Discocotyle

Location (host):

Gill

Aetiology:

Discocotyle sagittata

Aetiology:

Discocotyle sagittata

Additional Information:

Submitted via the Fish Health Inspectorate

Significance:

Can occur in high numbers in farmed salmonids, giving rise to unpaired gill function and anaemia. Occasionally found in wild fish.

Lession:

Various profiles of the parasite can be seen in section, including the arrangement of clamps in the haptor and the rugose structure of the body wall. No inflammation evident.

Stains:

Location:

Not recorded

Area:

Not recorded

Country:

Submitter:

S. W. Feist

Accession date:

7/5/2003

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