Cysts of unknown etiology in marine fishes of the Northwest Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: MacLean, Sharon A., Morrison, Carol M., Murchelano, Robert A., Everline, Sherie, Evans, Joyce J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1987
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Hake; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z87-046; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z87-046

Results of light and electron microscopic examinations of cysts of unknown etiology (CUEs) occurring in the gills of Atlantic mackerel, red hake, white hake, cod, haddock, and silver hake are presented. CUEs were found also in gills and viscera of winter flounder, Atlantic croaker, spot, windowpane...