Two New Host Species for the Parasitic Fungus Ichthyophonus hoferi in the Northwest Atlantic

• Published in: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
• Main Author: Hendricks, Jerry D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1972
• Subjects: General Medicine; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f72-282; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f72-282

Microscopic examination of kidney tissues from eight Gulf of Maine fish species revealed cysts of the fungus Ichthyophonus hoferi, Plehn and Mulsow, in individuals from three species. Two of these species, the longhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus) and the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), are new hosts for this parasite in Gulf of Maine waters. The other species, the yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea), was previously reported as an Ichthyophonus host.