Parasitic infection of the seahorse (Hippocampus erectus)--a case report |
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| Authors: | A C Vincent R S Clifton-Hadley |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, England. |
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| Abstract: | This report details the development of a microsporidan infection in a colony of seahorses (Hippocampus erectus) caused by Glugea heraldi. Of 76 animals imported from Florida Bay (USA), two survived. A myxosporidan (Sphaeromyxa sp.) and an unidentified nematode infection were also diagnosed in the same colony, but these infections were not considered important, causative factors in the mortalities. |
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