Gyrodactylus salaris

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Title Fins of salmonids Caption Gyrodactylus salaris on Atlantic salmon fin Copyright Kurt Buchmann & José Bresciani	Fins of salmonids	Gyrodactylus salaris on Atlantic salmon fin	Kurt Buchmann & José Bresciani

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Gyrodactylus salaris

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Metazoa
•         Phylum: Platyhelminthes
•             Class: Trematoda
•                 Subclass: Monogenea
•                     Family: Gyrodactylidae
•                         Genus: Gyrodactylus
•                             Species: Gyrodactylus salaris

Diseases Table

Distribution Table

The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

Pathogen Characteristics

Morphology. General anatomy as other gyrodactylids. The shape and size of marginal hooklets, ventral bar and hamuli are species-characteristic. The size of these varies dependent on temperature during development (Mo, 1991a, 1991b).

Microhabitat. The parasite occurs preferentially on fins, to some extent on the body skin, cornea and nostrils but may also be found rarely in the gill apparatus.

Life cycle. The parasite is viviparous and three generations (parent individual with embryo-bearing offspring in the uterus) may be seen in one parasite.

Habitat List

Host Animals

References

Mo TA, 1991. Seasonal variations of opisthaptoral hard parts of Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957 (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) on parr of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. in the river Batnfjordselva, Norway. Systematic Parasitology, 19(3):231-240.

Mo TA, 1991. Variations of opisthaptoral hard parts of Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957 (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) on parr of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. in laboratory experiments. Systematic Parasitology, 20(1):11-19.

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