Haemobaphes disphaerocephalus, an accidental parasite of seawater pen-reared Atlantic salmon.
Gill infections by the parasitic copepod Haemobaphes disphaerocephalus (family Pennellidae) were observed on a few Atlantic salmon reared at 2 seawater netpen sites in British Columbia. This is the first report of this parasite affecting salmonids. The terminal holdfast penetrated into a branchial artery and was associated with anemia.
Kent
M L
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Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Whitaker
D J
DJ
Moran
J D
JD
Kabata
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D000818:Animals; D001955:British Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003445:Crustacea; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D005398:Fisheries; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal; D015995:Prevalence; D012474:Salmon / Q000469:parasitology*; D012623:Seawater