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841
Cyprinus carpio
Carp, Common
Parasitism - mixed
Various
Myxozoans, digeneans, Ichthyobodo
Myxozoans, digeneans, Ichthyobodo
Submitetd via the Fish Health Inspectorate
Unusual to find so many parasites affecting individual fish
Various organs including the brain, skin, kidney and liver. Large myxosporean cysts throughout the liver and a small single cyst in the brain. Ichthyobodo parasites on the skin surface and gills. Digenean metacercariae encysted in the somatic muscle.
Fish farm location
Not recorded
UK
S. W. Feist
7/22/2003