Henneguya zschokkei
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Henneguya zschokkei is species of a myxosporean
Myxosporea
The Myxosporea are a class of microscopic parasites, belonging to the Myxozoa. They have a complex life cycle which comprises vegetative forms in two hosts, an aquatic invertebrate and an ectothermic vertebrate, usually a fish. Each host releases a different type of spore...

 parasite of certain species of salmon
Salmon
Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...

s of genus Oncorhynchus
Oncorhynchus
Oncorhynchus is a genus of fish in the family Salmonidae; it contains the Pacific salmons and Pacific trouts. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek onkos and rynchos , in reference to the hooked jaws of males in the mating season .-Range:Salmon and trout with ranges generally in waters...

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Synonyms:
  • Henneguya salminicola Ward, 1919


Hosts:
  • Oncorhynchus nerka
  • Oncorhynchus keta
  • Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
  • Oncorhynchus kisutch
  • migrating form of Oncorhynchus mykiss

External links

  • http://www.sva.se/static/429.html (in Swedish)
  • http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=104934
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