Fish Parasites

• Diplostomum spathaceum - Provides information on this parasite, which has a complex life cycle, and the illness it causes, its gross signs and histopathology.
• Enteromyxosis (Myxidiosis) - Provides details of this condition caused by an endoparasite, its consequences and management advice.
• FA90/FA090: Pentastomid Infections in Fish - Factsheet on pentastomes, a group of worm-like parasites that infect many different species of fish. Includes details of their life cycle, the damage they cause, diagnosis and treatment.
• Fish Lice in the UK - Describes the three species of Argulus found in British waters and their life cycle with information on the factors that affect their numbers.
• Gyrodactylus salaris - Factsheet providing information on these small, leech-like parasites which can devastate fish populations, where and when outbreaks occur, diagnosis and control.
• Isopodosis - Provides details of this condition caused by an ectoparasite, its consequences, treatment and management advice.
• Parasite Focus: Gyrodactylus - This parasitic fluke can be found infesting many different types of freshwater and marine fish. This article explains that most species of Gyrodactylus are of little concern to fish farmers but Gyrodactylus salaris is a threat to native fish populations in Scandinavia.
• Parasitic Diseases of Tilapia - Provides information on screening for the main parasites affecting tilapia. Gives images, disease signs and possible treatment for each and outlines the factors that influence the severity of the parasitic disease.
• Sea Lice - Gives details of the species of parasitic sea lice that affect farmed fish, their epidemiology and life cycle.
• Sea Lice - Provides information on these parasites which affect wild and farmed Atlantic salmon, their life cycle and gross pathology.