Erika
>Hello Erika,
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>Ah yes... The great pepper parasite mystery. I've been wondering
>myself. The best guesses I've heard so far are "nematode" and
>"trematode" and I will note that gloichida has been ruled out.
>However, those making their guesses would only mention that it *was
>not* gloichida before peer review. :) Gloichida specifically
>target the gills, as you mentioned.
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>So we have a picture, here's a blacknose dace with the
>characteristic infection on the belly, pelvic, anal and caudal fins:
>http://www.farmertodd.com/nanfa/101202/pages/BlacknoseDace2.htm
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>This is what you're talking about, correct? Somebody pleaaaaaaase
>put this to rest. I've seen them everywhere from northern Ontario
>to Tennessee and South Carolina to Illinois, in every type of water
>system, with every kind of human influence or absence. Somebody's
>gotta know what these buggers are :)
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>Todd
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> From: Erika Iyengar
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> Subject: NANFA-- fish parasites
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> Hello! I realize without any pictures or (more helpful) specimens,
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> this is a tough one, but I am interested in any ideas. I am
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> wondering if someone has any idea who/what the parasite is that
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> causes black cysts in small local stream fish, especially bluntnose
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> minnows? The black cysts occur all over the body of the fish and all
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> of its fins. I have looked at it under a microscope and they
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> certainly are embedded in the flesh, but other than looking like
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> cysts, I don't see any distinguishing characteristics. Dissecting
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> them out wasn't too illuminating either. My guess is that they are
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> some sort of fluke (trematode) or glochidia (clam) larvae, but I
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> thought glochidia only infected the gills. If it is a fluke, any
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> idea what genus? Thanks for any help/suggestions you can provide.
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> :-> Erika Iyengar
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