| Title | Glochidiosis of salmonid fishes. 3. Comparative susceptibility to natural infection with Margaritifera margaritifera (L.) (Pelecypoda: Margaritanidae) and associated histopathology |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1978 |
| Authors | Karna, Duane W., and Raymond E Millemann |
| Secondary Title | Journal of Parasitology |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | no.3 |
| Pagination | p.528-537 |
| Date Published | 1978, Jun. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley QL750 .J65, Guin QL750 .J65, Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, developmental stages, Freshwater pearl mussel = Margaritifera margaritifera, histology, life history information, parasites, Siletz River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss |
| Notes | Freshwater mussel larvae (glochida) can feed by attaching themselves to the gills or skin of passing fish. Such a parasitic infection may severely stress fish. In this article, the author reports on the relative susceptibility of salmonid fishes to natural infection. Fish were put in cages in a section of the Siletz River (mile 21) where there were “approximately 100,000” adult freshwater mussels. “Densities that exceeded 400 mussels” per square meter were common. (p.528) He found that Chinook salmon were most susceptible, while coho salmon had the greatest resistance. |
| Series Title | Journal of Parasitology |
