| Title | Epizootiology of Margaritifera margaritifera (L.) (Mullusca: Margaritanidae) Infection in Salmonid Fishes |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 1973 |
| Authors | Karna, Duane William |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife |
| Degree | M.S. |
| Pagination | 66 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, ecology, Freshwater peal mussel = Margaritifera margaritifera, habitats, life history information, parasites, Siletz River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, theses, water temperature |
| Notes | At some point in their free-living period, the larvae of most freshwater mussels must attach to the fins, skin or gills of a fish host in order to undergo metamorphosis to the adult mussel stage. The larvae encyst on the host for several weeks, then at maturity break out of the cyst and settle on the streambed. This thesis deals with larval mussel infections of salmonids on the Siletz River. Chinook salmon were the most vulnerable to this parasitism, while coho salmon seemed to have some sort of resistance. Parasitism in the gills can affect the respiratory capacity of the fish. Includes original color photomicrographs. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/jm214s423 |
