| Impact ID | 9720 |
| Impact Type | Disease/Parasites/Toxicity |
| Study Type | Experimental |
| Study Location | Laboratory |
| Impact Description | Didymosphenia geminata provides habitat for Tubifex tubifex, an oligochaete worm responsible for whirling disease which poses a threat to populations of salmonids. Whirling disease prevalence is 3x higher in streams with blooms of D. geminata (Byle 2014). |
| Reference | 30523 |
| Great Lakes Region | No |
| Cost | |
| Location | Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory |
