Re: NANFA-- fish parasites

Moontanman_at_aol.com
Sun, 10 Nov 2002 13:58:41 EST

In a message dated 11/9/02 7:39:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
eiyengar_at_mail.wooster.edu writes:

> My guess is that they are
> some sort of fluke (trematode) or glochidia (clam) larvae, but I
> thought glochidia only infected the gills.
I'm betting clam larvae, I've seen the same in newly collected minnows. They
usually disappear in a few days to weeks. some clam larvae latch onto the
fins and skin as well as the gills.

Moon
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