Ichthyophthirius multifiliis
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ichthyophthirius-multifiliis-170-2070191
title:
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis
text:
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, often termed "Ich", is a parasitic ciliate described by the French parasitologist Fouquet in 1876. Only one species is found in the genus which also gave name to the family. The name literally translates as "the fish louse with many children". The parasite can infect most freshwater fish species and, in contrast to many other parasites, shows low host specificity. It penetrates gill epithelia, skin and fins of the fish host and resides as a feeding stage inside the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Parasitic species of protozoan
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyophthirius_multifiliis
date created:
2003-09-19T23:49:13Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T20:50:11Z
main entity:
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image:
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13
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