Ceratomyxa shasta Noble, 1950 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) present in the Fraser River system of British Columbia
- 1 September 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 61 (9) , 1991-1994
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z83-263
Abstract
An examination of 220 chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), 84 coho salmon (O. kisutch), 145 steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri) and 21 cutthroat trout (S. clarki) for C. shasta (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) from 16 localities in the Fraser River drainage, British Columbia, showed that at all sites examined these salmonid species were infected, with a prevalence ranging between 11-100%. C. shasta, the causative agent of the salmonid disease ceratomyxosis, is widely distributed in the Fraser drainage basin. These results are discussed in relation to proposed fish culture in the region.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Ceratomyxa shasta: Epizootiology in Chinook Salmon of Central OregonTransactions of the American Fisheries Society, 1981
- Susceptibility of Salmonid Species and Hatchery Strains of Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) to Infections by Ceratomyxa shastaJournal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1977