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Ichthyophthirius
Ciliate protozoan |
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Myxosoma
Protozoan
Mud worms (Tubifex) intermediate host
Control: Don't rear fish <5g in earth ponds |
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Trichodina
Ciliate protozoan
Control: Formalin, improve W.Q. |
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Trichodina
Ciliate protozoan
Control: Formalin, improve W.Q. |
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| Trichodina and Gyrodactylus |
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Ergasilus
Juvenile stages free swimming. Adult clamps onto gill lamellae
Category 2 parasite |
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Ergasilus
Juvenile stages free swimming. Adult clamps onto gill lamellae
Category 2 parasite |
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Ergasilus
Juvenile stages free swimming. Adult clamps onto gill lamellae
Category 2 parasite |
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Gyrodactylus
Monogenean fluke
Bear live young
Found on skin and occasionally gills
98% decline in Swedish juvenile salmon stocks
Control: Limited formalin sensitivity. Improve environment. |
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Lepeophtheirus
Copepod
Control: hydrogen peroxide |
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Lepeophtheirus
Copepod
Control: hydrogen peroxide |
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Tetracapsuloides (PKD)
Bryozoan
Lose kidney function, so cannot osmoregulate
Control: Natural immunity via pre-exposure |
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Piscicola
Segmented worm
Release enzymes that cause haemorrhaging
Phylum - Annelida |
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Piscicola
Segmented worm
Release enzymes that cause haemorrhaging
Phylum - Annelida |
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Apiosoma
Ciliate
Attach to fish's surface and feed on OM in water
Cause irritation/respiratory problems |
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Ligula
Class - Cestoda (tapeworm)
Visceral cavity
Final host a piscivorous bird |
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Left:
Caligus (sea louse)
Right:
Lepeophtheirus (salmon louse)
Control: Hydrogen peroxide |
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Khawia
class = Cestoda - tapeworm
Final host = cyprinids
Introduced from Asia |
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Ichthyophthirius - white spot
Large round ciliate
Grows within host's epithelium
Control: free swimming stages sensitive to formalin. Site fallowing. |
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Ichthyophthirius - white spot
Large round ciliate
Grows within host's epithelium
Control: free swimming stages sensitive to formalin. Site fallowing. |
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Apiosoma
Ciliate
Attach to fish's surface and feed on OM in water
Cause irritation/respiratory problems |
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Gyrodactylus
Monogenean fluke
Bear live young
Found on skin and occasionally gills
98% decline in Swedish juvenile salmon stocks
Control: Limited formalin sensitivity. Improve environment. |
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Dactylogyrus - gill fluke
Oviparous |
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Diplostomum
Digenean
Fish 2nd intermediate host
Control: Break lifecycle (molluscs are needed) |
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Diplostomum
Digenean
Fish 2nd intermediate host
Control: Break lifecycle (molluscs are needed) |
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Diplostomum
Digenean
Fish 2nd intermediate host
Control: Break lifecycle (molluscs are needed) |
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Eubothrium
Class Cestoda - tapeworm
Adult worm in salmonid gut |
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Diphylobothrium
Final host piscivorous bird
Larvae encyst in body cavity. Often in salmonids |
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Ichthyobodo (costia)
Flagellate protozoan
Found on skin and gills
Control: formalin. Improve W.Q. |
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Chilodonella
Oval ciliate, similar to trichodina
Control: Formalin. Improve W.Q. |
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Bothriocephalus
Class Cestoda - tapeworm
EA Category 2
Zooplankton usually 1st intermediate host (all tapeworms), and fish 2nd or final host |
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Bothriocephalus
Class Cestoda - tapeworm
EA Category 2
Zooplankton usually 1st intermediate host (all tapeworms), and fish 2nd or final host |
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Bothriocephalus
Class Cestoda - tapeworm
EA Category 2
Zooplankton usually 1st intermediate host (all tapeworms), and fish 2nd or final host |
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Bothriocephalus
Class Cestoda - tapeworm
EA Category 2
Zooplankton usually 1st intermediate host (all tapeworms), and fish 2nd or final host |
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Posthodiplostomum
Black spot
Digenean |
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Posthodiplostomum
Black spot
Digenean |
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Argulus
Large crustacean louse
Highly motile
Lay eggs on vegetation
Control: Lower water level and use boards to allow them to spawn on, then remove and dry boards. Limited salt/formalin effects. |
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Argulus
Large crustacean louse
Highly motile
Lay eggs on vegetation
Control: Lower water level and use boards to allow them to spawn on, then remove and dry boards. Limited salt/formalin effects. |
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Argulus
Large crustacean louse
Highly motile
Lay eggs on vegetation
Control: Lower water level and use boards to allow them to spawn on, then remove and dry boards. Limited salt/formalin effects. |
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Anguillicoloides
Nematode (round worm)
Eel swimbladder - threatens Anguilla anguilla
Introduced from Japanese eel |
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Anguillicoloides
Nematode (round worm)
Eel swimbladder - threatens Anguilla anguilla
Introduced from Japanese eel |
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Anguillicoloides
Nematode (round worm)
Eel swimbladder - threatens Anguilla anguilla
Introduced from Japanese eel |
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Pomphorhynchus
Acanthocephalan (thorny headed worm)
Visible in fish's gut
Intermediate host - Gammarus
EA Category 2 |
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Pomphorhynchus
Acanthocephalan (thorny headed worm)
Visible in fish's gut
Intermediate host - Gammarus
EA Category 2 |
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Pomphorhynchus
Acanthocephalan (thorny headed worm)
Visible in fish's gut
Intermediate host - Gammarus
EA Category 2 |
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Pomphorhynchus
Acanthocephalan (thorny headed worm)
Visible in fish's gut
Intermediate host - Gammarus
EA Category 2 |
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Ichthyobodo - costia
Flagellate protozoan
Control: Potassium permanganate |
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Ichthyobodo - costia
Flagellate protozoan
Control: Potassium permanganate |
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