Impairment of retinal function in yellow perch (Perca flavescens) by Diplostomum baeri metacercariae

Impairment of retinal function in yellow perch (Perca flavescens) by Diplostomum baeri metacercariae

Histologic studies of fish from Douglas Lake, Cheboygan County, Michigan, USA show that Diplostomum spp. infect the lens of spottail shiners (Notropis hudsonius) and common shiners (Luxilus cornutus). In contrast, infection was confined to the choroidal vasculature of yellow perch (Perca flavescens)...

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Main Authors: John L. Ubels, Randall J. DeJong, Brittany Hoolsema, Amy Wurzberger, Thuy-Tien Nguyen, Harvey D. Blankespoor, Curtis L. Blankespoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224418300178

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