Gyrodactylus catesbeianae Wootton, Ryan, Demaree, & Critchfield, 1993
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https://doi.org/ 10.15468/um2vzb |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/006D2C05-3878-AE07-FF63-6B55FB71FEF0 |
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Felipe |
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Gyrodactylus catesbeianae Wootton, Ryan, Demaree, & Critchfield, 1993 |
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Gyrodactylus catesbeianae Wootton, Ryan, Demaree, & Critchfield, 1993 View in CoL
Site of infection: skin of tadpoles. Recruitment: contact.
Distribution: USA: California ( Wootton et al. 1993).
Specimens in collections: HWML: 39479. USNPC: 75997 (holotype), 75998 (paratype) .
Remarks: In accordance with Wooten et al. (1993), large infestations with this gyrodactylid species resulted in abnormal growth, deformation of the tail and eventual death of the tadpoles.
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