Main Ref: | 193 |
Disease type: | Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) |
Disease name: | Sphyrion Infestation |
Other names: | |
Caus. agent: | Sphyrion lumpi |
Group: |
Part of body and/or behavior affected by disease: | ||
Skins and/or fins | Belly | Swimming behavior |
Gills | Anus | Other behavior |
Eyes | Viscera Afflicted | Other symptoms |
Fish affected: | Sebastes marinus | |
Symptoms: | Parasitic copepode shows characteristic feature, length of attached copepod: to 60 mm. | |
Treatments: | Unknown. | |
Prophylaxis: | None. | |
Remarks: | ||
Mortality and seasonality | ||
Mortality: | ||
Seasonality: |
picture (SphyriD0.gif) by Möller, H. |
picture (SphyriD0.jpg) by Möller, H. |