Ichthysporidium hoferi (Plehn et Mulsow) (Fungi) as parasite in the Baltic cod (Gadus morhua L.)
15.2% of 541 examined cod (Gadus morhua L.) caught in the fjord of Kiel carried a macroscopically visible infection of Ichthyosporidium hoferi (= Ichthyophonus h.). The fungus was found in the liver, heart, spleen, and body-muscles. Infected cod showed up to 30.7% underweight. The condition-factor o...
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| Language: | English |
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Institut für Meereskunde
1974
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| Online Access: | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/56016/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/56016/1/Moeller_H_1974.pdf |
| Summary: | 15.2% of 541 examined cod (Gadus morhua L.) caught in the fjord of Kiel carried a macroscopically visible infection of Ichthyosporidium hoferi (= Ichthyophonus h.). The fungus was found in the liver, heart, spleen, and body-muscles. Infected cod showed up to 30.7% underweight. The condition-factor of infected fish lay significantly below that of healthy ones. Von 541 untersuchten Dorschen (Gadus morhua L.) aus der Kieler Förde waren 15,2% makroskopisch erkennbar mit Ichthyosporidium hoferi (= Ichthyophonus h.) befallen. Der Pilz wurde in Leber, Milz, Herz und Körpermuskulatur nachgewiesen. Infizierte Tiere zeigten bis 30,7% Untergewicht. Der Konditionsfaktor kranker Fische lag signifikant unter dem gesunder Tiere. |
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