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Occurrence of the parasite Glugea hertwigi in young‐of‐the‐year smelt in Lake Tuusulanjärvi
Author(s) -
PekcanHekim Z.,
Rahkonen R.,
Horppila J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00617.x
Subject(s) - smelt , biology , fishery , zoology , fish <actinopterygii>
Young‐of‐the‐year smelt Osmerus eperlanus in Lake Tuusulanjärvi were examined for Glugea hertwigi cysts. Cysts were visible on smelt in the beginning of August and showed a peak at the end of August. Glugea hertwigi may cause mortality among the most heavily infected young‐of‐the‐year smelts.