Amphileptus branchiarum (Protozoa: Amphileptidae) in pond reared fish in Arkansas.
Amphileptus branchiarum is a protozoan parasite of fish in North America, Europe and Asia. In North America (Arkansas) it usually occurs on the gills of cyprinids from July to October. It seldom causes disease epizootics but may be responsible for epithelial hyperplasia and cell displacement in branchial tissue.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Stuttgart, Arkansas 72160.
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D000818:Animals; D001131:Arkansas; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D005880:Gills / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity