2016 journal article

Exuberant granulation tissue response associated with Neobenedenia sp (Monogenea: Capsalidae) infestation in two cobia, Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus)

JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES, 39(3), 277–283.

co-author countries: United States of America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
author keywords: granulation tissue; Neobenedenia; Rachycentron canadum
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Zoo / parasitology; Fish Diseases / parasitology; Gills / parasitology; Granulation Tissue / parasitology; Perciformes / parasitology; Trematoda / physiology; Trematode Infections / parasitology; Trematode Infections / veterinary
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

Abstract Monogenean parasite infestations are common in captive marine teleosts, and are generally found on the skin and gills. This report describes an unusual pathological presentation of exuberant granulation tissue of the gills, suspected to be related to Neobenedenia infestation in two cobia housed together at a North Carolina aquarium.