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A microsporidian infection in a natural population of mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard)
Author(s) -
CRANDALL T. A.,
BOWSER P. R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of fish diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-2761
pISSN - 0140-7775
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2761.1981.tb01139.x
Subject(s) - biology , gambusia , mesenteries , mosquitofish , parasite hosting , zoology , population , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , ecology , anatomy , environmental health , medicine , world wide web , computer science
. A microsporidian parasite was found in a natural population of mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis , from southern California. The parasite, a Glugea sp, induced the formation of xenoma complexes in the mesenteries of infected fish. In cases of severe infection, the xenomas occupied the majority of the abdominal cavity and appeared to prevent efficient swimming. This report is an initial documentation of this infection and a description of some of the clinical signs observed.