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3.1.8. Pisces

Of the 81 examined fish samples, a number of different parasites could be identified. Ciliates were found in 6.2% of the samples. Ciliata samples were either Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (40%) or Trichodina spp. (40%) ( Figs. 1a ) and 20% were Glossatella sp. Furthermore, Capillaria spp. and Gyrodactylus spp. were identified in 2.5% and 1.2% of the samples respectively ( Table 2).

Figures

Fig. 1. a) Trichodina spp. from a koi; b) Egg of Ascaridia platyceri from a Platycercus elegans; c) Egg of Oxyurida from a turtle; d) Egg of Enterobius vermicularis from a chimpanzee; e) Haematomyzus elephantis from an elephant; f) Ornithonyssus bacoti from a hamster.