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An outbreak of bucephalosis in fish of the Main river
R W Hoffmann1, W Körting, T Fischer-Scherl
1Institut für Zoologie und Hydrobiologie, University of Munich, FRG.
Angewandte Parasitologie
|May 1, 1990
Abstract:
High losses due to metacercaria of Bucephalus polymorphus especially in cyprinids were observed in summer 1984 during a period of a sudden increase in water temperature. Pathology of diseased fish is described. Factors, such as eutrophication of the water system and overcrowding of distinct fish species, are discussed to be the main causes provoking outbreak of the parasitosis.