Trichodina sp. ( Ciliophora: Peritrichida ) in eel Anguilla anguilla in recirculation systems in Denmark : host-parasite relations
- Authors:
- DOI:
- 10.3354/dao042149
- Abstract:
- Farmed eel cultured in recirculation systems in Denmark were found infected by Trichodina jadranica Raabe, 1958. Associations between parasite abundance and fish size was examined in 2 different production systems. In one system, stocked with relatively well-nourished eels (3 to 31 g), most of the parasites (66%) were found on the dorsal part on the skin and relatively few were found on the gills (approx. 8%). The infection level was significantly positively correlated both with fish weight and length. In the other system, stocked with relatively malnourished small eels (0.5 to 4 g), significantly more parasites (0.06 ± 0.02 [SD]) were present on fish with a low condition factor than on fish with a higher condition factor (0.13 ± 0.01 [SD]). In this eel stock the vast majority of the trichodines were found on the gills.
- Type:
- Journal article
- Language:
- English
- Published in:
- Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2000, Vol 42, Issue 2, p. 149-152
- Keywords:
- Fiskesundhed
- Main Research Area:
- Science/technology
- Publication Status:
- Published
- Review type:
- Peer Review
- Submission year:
- 2000
- Scientific Level:
- Scientific
- ID:
- 2185785351
