First Record of a Polypodium sp. Parasitizing Eggs of Shovelnose Sturgeon from the Wabash River, Indiana

First Record of a Polypodium sp. Parasitizing Eggs of Shovelnose Sturgeon from the Wabash River, Indiana

This article reports the presence of an endocellular parasite, Polypodium sp., in the eggs of shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus from the Wabash River, Indiana. The parasite was detected in 18% (2/11) of adult female sturgeon necropsied in April 2008. This constitutes the first record o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of aquatic animal health 2010-03, Vol.22 (1), p.36-38
Hauptverfasser: Sepúlveda, Maria S., Stefanavage, Tom, Goforth, Reuben
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acipenser
Animals
Female
Fish Diseases - epidemiology
Fish Diseases - parasitology
Fishes
Freshwater
Hydrozoa
Indiana - epidemiology
Ovary
Ovum - parasitology
Parasitic Diseases, Animal - epidemiology
Parasitic Diseases, Animal - parasitology
Polypodium
Rivers
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
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Zusammenfassung:This article reports the presence of an endocellular parasite, Polypodium sp., in the eggs of shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus from the Wabash River, Indiana. The parasite was detected in 18% (2/11) of adult female sturgeon necropsied in April 2008. This constitutes the first record of this parasite in this host and in Indiana. The implications for the quality of the caviar remain unknown at this time.
ISSN:0899-7659
1548-8667
DOI:10.1577/H09-018.1